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CORN vs DBA

Teucrium Corn Fund

CORNCNYSE Arca

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

DBACNYSE Arca

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

CORN −0.29pt a year

CORN0.61%DBA0.90%

Avg volume · 30D

DBA 3.0×the volume

CORN368KDBA1.1M

10Y return · a year

DBA +5.4pt

CORN−1.1%DBA+4.3%

CORN vs DBA Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

−18.9%CORN+58.0%DBA

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. CORN −18.9%. DBA +58.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%20%40%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
CORN 0.61%, better
DBA 0.90%
Fund size
CORN $107M
DBA $1.13B
1Y total return
CORN −2.5%
DBA +5.6%, better
Yield (12M)
CORN No data
DBA 3.39%
Holdings
CORN 24
DBA 14
Avg volume (30D)
CORN 368K sh
DBA 1.1M sh, better
NAV per share
CORN $17.35
DBA $26.93
52W range

ETF.net Grade

CORN: Cost 57, Risk 33, Mission not scored, Tradability 49, Holdings not scored, Durability 55. DBA: Cost 20, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 14, Durability 77.
Pillar letters and Scores for CORN, DBA, with each pillar’s weight
PillarCORNDBA
Cost30% weightB57HigherF20
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightD33B68Higher
Tradability15% weightC49A78Higher
Holdings10% weightNot scoredF14
Durability5% weightB55A77Higher

Rank among Agriculture Futures funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. CORN and DBA are both graded against the same 6 Agriculture Futures funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Agriculture Futures⁠

Category · 6 funds
See all 6 ›

CORN ranks 4th and DBA 5th of 6 funds in the Agriculture Futures Category.

  1. Rank 1BPDBAInvesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETFScore 58
  2. Rank 2CCANETeucrium Sugar FundScore 53
  3. Rank 2CTAGSTeucrium Agricultural FundScore 53
  4. Rank 4CCORNTeucrium Corn FundScore 49
  5. Rank 5CDBAInvesco DB Agriculture FundScore 44
  6. Rank 5CTILLTeucrium Agricultural Strategy No K-1 ETFScore 44

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CORNCTeucrium Corn Fund

DBACInvesco DB Agriculture Fund

In short

CORN The original US corn ETF, running since 2010. Rather than riding the front-month contract, it spreads across three CBOT corn futures (second, third, and the following December) to blunt monthly roll churn.

DBA One of the original broad agriculture funds, running since 2007: a futures basket tracking the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture index instead of a bet on one crop, wrapped in a commodity pool that sends a K-1.

Stated mandate

CORN The Fund seeks to give investors price exposure to corn for future delivery by tracking the daily movement of its benchmark. It normally invests in corn futures contracts and cash equivalents.

DBA The fund seeks to track positive or negative changes in the DBIQ Diversified Agriculture Index Excess Return.

Why people hold it

  • CORN The ladder is the whole idea: 35% second-to-expire, 30% third-to-expire, 35% the following December contract, so it is never glued to the front month.sec.gov
  • At 0.61% it undercuts the median fee in its agriculture-futures peer group, and comes in below DBA (0.90%) and PDBA (0.75%).
  • Single-crop exposure with no dilution: corn futures and cash equivalents, nothing else, operating continuously since June 2010.sec.gov
  • DBA Launched in 2007, it is among the longest-running broad agriculture futures funds, and it stays actively traded at multi-billion-dollar size in a corner where many funds are thin.
  • Diversified by design: it tracks an index of agricultural futures rather than a single crop, unlike concentrated peers such as CORN (corn) and CANE (sugar).invesco.com
  • Exposure comes from commodity futures, not farm-sector stocks, so the fund follows crop prices rather than the equity market.invesco.com

Worth knowing

  • CORN One crop, one weather map. Drought, planting surprises and export policy land on the whole fund at once, with no basket of other commodities to cushion the move.
  • You own corn futures, not corn in a silo. The three-contract ladder softens roll costs but does not remove them, so results can drift from spot corn.sec.gov
  • It is structured as a commodity pool rather than a standard stock-ETF wrapper, so the tax and reporting mechanics work differently.teucrium.com
  • DBA The 0.90% expense ratio runs above the group median of 0.75%, and Invesco's own no-K-1 agriculture fund, PDBA, carries 0.75%.
  • It is a commodity pool partnership, so tax time means a Schedule K-1 rather than a 1099.invesco.com
  • The benchmark is an excess-return futures index, not spot crop prices, and any cash payouts come annually or semiannually rather than on a monthly schedule.

Full CORN profile⁠

Full DBA profile⁠

CORN vs DBA Holdings

How CORN and DBA differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

Shared holdings make up 0.0% of CORN and 0.0% of DBA.

Level by level

  • Asset classCommodities, Alternatives0.0%
  • Holdings0 in both0.0%

Sector

No Sector split for CORN.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

No country split for CORN.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • CORN84.9%
  • DBA155.5%

Securities held

  • CORN20
  • DBA2

Asset class

CORN
Commodities
DBA
Alternatives

Holdings

  • Only in CORN20
  • In both0
  • Only in DBA2

Only in CORN

20 securities, 48.0% of CORN by weight

  • Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund 12/31/203119.10%
  • Admacm 09/01/20995.44%
  • Brookfield Infrastructure Holdings Canada Inc 11/12/20262.33%

Only in DBA

2 securities, 89.5% of DBA by weight

  • Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio79.20%
  • Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF10.27%

Weight gaps

CORN and DBA share no securities.

All 32 CORN holdings⁠All 16 DBA holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CORN vs DBA Cost

Overpaying DBA vs CORN

$5,042

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • CORN 0.61%

    $11,998

  • DBA 0.90%

    $17,040

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CORN 0.61%
  • DBA 0.90%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530DBA $17,040CORN $11,998

Year by year

YearCORNDBAOverpaying
10$1,093$1,593$500
20$4,181$6,015$1,834
30$11,998$17,040$5,042

Expense ratio

  • 0.61%CORN, cheaper
  • 0.90%DBA
  • Middle half of Agriculture Futures funds
  • Median 0.68%

CORN 3rd cheapest of 6 funds

DBA 6th cheapest of 6 funds

CORN vs DBA Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
CORN No data
DBA 3.39%
Payout (12M)
CORN None
DBA $0.91
Last payment
CORN No data
DBA $0.91
Ex-dividend
CORN No data
DBA Dec 22, 2025
Paid on
CORN No data
DBA Dec 26, 2025
Frequency
CORN No data
DBA Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

CORNAll CORN payments⁠

No distribution history available.

DBAAnnual · 6 paymentsAll DBA payments⁠
One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 24, 2018 $0.18; Dec 23, 2019 $0.26; Dec 19, 2022 $0.10; Dec 18, 2023 $0.96; Dec 23, 2024 $1.08; Dec 22, 2025 $0.91. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

CORN vs DBA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • CORN
  • DBA
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: CORN −45.2% · Jun 2026. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%−40%−30%−20%−10%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
CORN 15.1%DBA 13.1%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
CORN −0.77DBA 0.54, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
CORN −45.2%DBA −15.9%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
CORN 0.45DBA 0.33

CORN and DBA in the news

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