First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC)


Market Price (8/4/2026): $28.7

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC)


Market Price (8/4/2026): $28.7

Key Takeaways

  • FTGC has returned +25.4% YTD vs +11.4% for SPY; +37.6% over the past 12 months (SPY +22.9%). details →
  • Priced in gold, FTGC has returned -28.4% over the past 3 years, vs +49.5% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, FTGC has seen net inflows of +$106M (+3.6% of assets). details →
  • Risk-adjusted returns trail SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 0.7 vs 0.9. details →
  • FTGC's +25.4% YTD is ahead of its typical pace — it averaged +9.1% at this point (August 3) over the past 5 years. details →
Last updated: 8/3/2026.

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Asset Allocation with FTGC

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+11.6%
Volatility
10.8%
Sharpe
0.82
YTD
+6.9%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for FTGC

Total Weights
Top 5: 1.0% | Top 10: 1.0% | Top 20: 1.0%

HoldingETF Weight
BRENT CRUDE FUTR Oct260.99%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
FTGC Return28%17%-5%10%15%26%126%
Peers Return37%18%-6%4%5%30%114%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%9%99%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
FTGC Win Rate75%75%42%67%67%62% 
Peers Win Rate75%58%27%45%70%70% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%38% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
FTGC Max Drawdown-9%-20%-11%-10%-10%-12% 
Peers Max Drawdown-12%-23%-10%-11%-12%-14% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: PDBC, DBC, COMT, GSG, BCI.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/3/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
FTGC1.790.730.61
Commodity Top Results (3Y)   
SGOL1.381.370.95
BAR1.311.350.93
SIVR1.751.150.77
IAU0.761.070.76
GLDM0.751.070.76

Results as of 7312026.

How Low Can It Go

EventFTGCS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-10.2%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven11.4%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven70 days79 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-23.9%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven31.5%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven246 days140 days
Q4 2018 Fed Policy Error / Growth Scare
  % Loss-10.8%-19.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven12.1%23.8%
  Time to Breakeven743 days105 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-15.8%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven18.7%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven1892 days62 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-40.2%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven67.1%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven2235 days15 days

Compare to PDBC, DBC, COMT, GSG, BCI

In The Past

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund's stock fell -10.2% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 11.4% gain to breakeven.

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EventFTGCS&P 500
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-23.9%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven31.5%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven246 days140 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-40.2%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven67.1%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven2235 days15 days

Compare to PDBC, DBC, COMT, GSG, BCI

In The Past

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund's stock fell -10.2% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 11.4% gain to breakeven.

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FTGC Dip Buy History


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SCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF-5.4%34.18803202636.13630202634
IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF-6.1%120.878032026128.77601202663
VONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF-6.0%124.468032026132.35601202663
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VSSVanguard FTSE All-World EX-US Small-Cap Index Fund-5.8%152.458032026161.79511202684
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IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-9.2%78.11803202686.00622202642
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SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETF-5.5%85.14803202690.10630202634
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-10.1%145.358032026161.66622202642
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GDEWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund-11.7%62.13803202670.39511202684
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XLEState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.0%58.79803202662.563292026127
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.7%111.348032026119.292022026182
XLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.2%84.86803202689.513012026155
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.4%44.36803202647.403012026155
IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF-6.1%177.608032026189.083022026154
FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund-5.3%21.94803202623.183292026127
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-18.5%545.468032026668.91622202642
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XBIState Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF-10.3%147.318032026164.28709202625
XOPState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF-7.4%174.288032026188.183292026127
IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF-9.5%97.428032026107.70601202663
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-12.5%44.31803202650.663022026154
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-34.0%65.62803202699.423012026155
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TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-6.4%96.528032026103.083012026155
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BCIabrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF-8.5%23.70803202625.91512202683
FTGCFirst Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund-6.0%28.70803202630.53512202683
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ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-07-31

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$48.6B), followed by Bond (+$15.0B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$12.3B) and out of US Nasdaq Growth (−$4.5B).
  • Relative to fund size, BFLX drew the largest inflow (+56.5% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−37.4%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$12.35B+1.6%
2VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$10.31B+1.0%
3SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector+$7.98B+17.4%
4EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets+$5.93B+26.4%
5DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther+$5.8B+24.1%
6SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$5.55B+3.5%
7VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$4.14B+0.6%
8EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETFEquity International Developed Broad+$3.61B+13.1%
9XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector+$3.39B+6.1%
10SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$2.88B+2.9%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$16.45B-1.9%
2QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth-$6.79B-1.5%
3IQMMProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETFOther-$3.05B-16.7%
4LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$1.7B-4.9%
5IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETFEquity US Small Cap Core-$1.27B-1.6%
6IWDiShares Russell 1000 Value ETFEquity US Large Value-$1.26B-1.6%
7SCZiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFEquity International Small Cap-$1.05B-7.9%
8IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$1.01B-0.8%
9DIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustEquity US Large Concentrated-$987M-2.2%
10KREState Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$961M-20.3%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2566 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About FTGC

0Holdings Count: 40
Expense Ratio: 0.98%
Inception Date: 2013-10-22
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve attractive risk adjusted returns by investing in commodity futures contracts, exchange-traded commodity linked instruments, and commodity linked total return swaps (collectively, "Commodities Instruments") through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). The advisor expects to gain exposure to these investments exclusively by investing in the Subsidiary.
Asset Class: Alternatives | ETF Website

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Peer Comparisons

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Profile

FTGCPDBCDBCCOMTGSGBCIMedian
NameFirst Trus.Invesco Op.Invesco DB.iShares GS.iShares GS.abrdn Bloo. 
Asset ClassCommodityCommodityCommodityCommodityCommodityCommodity-
AUM ($ Bil)3.06.41.71.20.93.02.3
Expense Ratio0.98%0.74%0.89%0.49%0.75%0.26%0.74%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)0.847.041.180.430.831.641.01
Latest Day Volume (Mil)-5.420.530.180.730.960.73
Holdings Count40230126195335
Inception Date10/22/201311/7/20142/3/200610/15/20147/10/20063/30/2017-

Fundamentals

FTGCPDBCDBCCOMTGSGBCIMedian
NameFirst Trus.Invesco Op.Invesco DB.iShares GS.iShares GS.abrdn Bloo. 
Net Asset Value28.8917.5429.4232.6332.0523.96-
Premium/Discount-0.7%-1.7%-1.8%-1.0%--1.1%-1.1%
Distribution Yield0.0%2.9%2.6%6.0%-13.6%2.9%
Sales Yield-------
Earnings Yield-------

Valuation

FTGCPDBCDBCCOMTGSGBCIMedian
NameFirst Trus.Invesco Op.Invesco DB.iShares GS.iShares GS.abrdn Bloo. 
P/S (TTM)-------
P/E (TTM)-------
P/FCF (TTM)-------
Forward P/E-------
Forward P/S-------

Risk

FTGCPDBCDBCCOMTGSGBCIMedian
NameFirst Trus.Invesco Op.Invesco DB.iShares GS.iShares GS.abrdn Bloo. 
Volatility (1Y)15.8%19.8%19.7%23.3%20.4%17.6%19.8%
Volatility (3Y)13.7%16.7%17.2%18.5%15.3%14.3%16.0%
Volatility (5Y)15.7%19.3%19.5%21.4%19.7%16.8%19.4%
Beta (1Y)0.00-0.24-0.23-0.36-0.11-0.11-0.17
Beta (3Y)0.180.120.110.090.170.140.13
Beta (5Y)0.190.200.200.170.200.190.19
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)2.041.381.370.932.211.741.56
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)1.020.570.410.511.050.840.70
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.830.600.510.540.770.630.61
Max Drawdown (1Y)-12.3%-16.6%-16.5%-17.6%-5.8%-14.8%-15.7%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-12.3%-16.6%-21.2%-17.6%-13.4%-14.8%-15.7%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-22.6%-27.6%-34.0%-29.0%-24.7%-26.5%-27.1%

Returns

FTGCPDBCDBCCOMTGSGBCIMedian
NameFirst Trus.Invesco Op.Invesco DB.iShares GS.iShares GS.abrdn Bloo. 
1M Return5.9%8.7%8.7%6.9%-6.3%6.9%
3M Return-3.2%-6.1%-6.3%-9.5%--6.0%-6.1%
6M Return14.7%18.8%18.2%17.7%-9.1%17.7%
YTD Return25.4%30.2%29.2%29.7%-21.4%29.2%
1Y Return36.5%29.0%28.6%20.9%-33.6%29.0%
2Y Return52.9%35.1%30.4%29.9%-47.5%35.1%
3Y Return47.9%28.0%18.2%26.2%-39.1%28.0%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date7152026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.7 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 630202628.1%
Average Daily Volume0.5 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.3 days