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DBA vs TAGS

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

DBACNYSE Arca

Teucrium Agricultural Fund

TAGSCNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

TAGS −0.73pt a year

DBA0.90%TAGS0.17%

Avg volume · 30D

DBA 68.6×the volume

DBA1.1MTAGS16K

10Y return · a year

DBA +4.6pt

DBA+4.3%TAGS−0.3%

DBA vs TAGS Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+58.0%DBA−4.9%TAGS

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. DBA +58.0%. TAGS −4.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%20%40%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
DBA 0.90%
TAGS 0.17%, better
Fund size
DBA $1.13B
TAGS $17M
1Y total return
DBA +5.6%
TAGS +10.4%, better
Yield (12M)
DBA 3.39%
TAGS No data
Holdings
DBA 14
TAGS 5
Avg volume (30D)
DBA 1.1M sh, better
TAGS 16K sh
NAV per share
DBA $26.93
TAGS $25.74
52W range

ETF.net Grade

DBA: Cost 20, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 14, Durability 77. TAGS: Cost 90, Risk 48, Mission not scored, Tradability 28, Holdings 0, Durability 40.
Pillar letters and Scores for DBA, TAGS, with each pillar’s weight
PillarDBATAGS
Cost30% weightF20A90Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB68HigherC48
Tradability15% weightA78HigherD28
Holdings10% weightF14HigherF0
Durability5% weightA77HigherC40

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

Agriculture Futures⁠

Category · 6 funds
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TAGS ranks 2nd 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

DBACInvesco DB Agriculture Fund

TAGSCTeucrium Agricultural Fund

In short

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.

TAGS One ticket, four crops: TAGS holds Teucrium's corn, wheat, soybean and sugar funds at roughly a quarter each. Pure farm-field exposure, no energy or metals along for the ride, and the thinnest headline fee in the ag-futures group.

Stated mandate

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

TAGS The Fund seeks daily results reflecting the combined performance of four agricultural commodity pools covering corn, wheat, soybeans and sugar. It invests equally in those underlying funds and targets approximately 25% in each.

Why people hold it

  • 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
  • TAGS Headline fee of 0.17% sits far below the 0.75% typical of ag-futures funds.
  • Targets about 25% each in corn, wheat, soybeans and sugar, so no single crop runs the show.
  • Trading since 2012 and one of the stronger builds in the agricultural futures group.

Worth knowing

  • 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.
  • TAGS It is a fund of funds: you also carry the costs of the four Teucrium funds it holds (sugar 0.54%, corn 0.61%), so all-in cost runs above the headline fee.
  • A small, thinly traded fund, so spreads can widen and large orders can move the price.
  • Built as a commodity pool rather than a standard stock ETF, with no regular distributions; tax paperwork differs, and rival PDBA is designed to skip the K-1.

Full DBA profile⁠

Full TAGS profile⁠

DBA vs TAGS 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.

DBA vs TAGS Cost

Overpaying DBA vs TAGS

$13,494

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

  • DBA 0.90%

    $17,040

  • TAGS 0.17%

    $3,546

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DBA 0.90%
  • TAGS 0.17%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530DBA $17,040TAGS $3,546

Year by year

YearDBATAGSOverpaying
10$1,593$310$1,283
20$6,015$1,211$4,804
30$17,040$3,546$13,494

Expense ratio

  • 0.90%DBA
  • 0.17%TAGS, cheaper
  • Middle half of Agriculture Futures funds
  • Median 0.68%

TAGS cheapest of 6 funds

DBA 6th cheapest of 6 funds

DBA vs TAGS Dividends

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

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

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
TAGSAll TAGS payments⁠

No distribution history available.

DBA vs TAGS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • DBA
  • TAGS
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: TAGS −37.6% · Jan 2026. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−40%−30%−20%−10%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
DBA 13.1%, betterTAGS 14.2%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
DBA 0.54, betterTAGS −0.66
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
DBA −15.9%, betterTAGS −37.6%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
DBA 0.33TAGS 0.49

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