Overview
Broad commodity futures exposure through the S&P GSCI index — energy-heavy, with agriculture, industrial metals, livestock and precious metals alongside.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| WTI | Crude Oil futures | ~22% |
| BRENT | Brent Crude futures | ~17% |
| NG | Natural Gas futures | ~6% |
| RB/HO | Gasoline & Heating Oil | ~10% |
| GC | Gold futures | ~9% |
| W/C/S | Wheat, Corn & Soybeans | ~13% |
| HG/AL | Copper & Aluminium | ~9% |
| LC/LH | Live Cattle & Lean Hogs | ~6% |
| SI | Silver futures | ~2% |
| -- | Other GSCI components | ~6% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
Commodities are the one major asset class that thrives when inflation runs hot and supply is tight — and with crude in the $90s and metals bid, GSG's energy-heavy GSCI basket delivered a +53% year that stock-bond portfolios couldn't touch. It is the classic late-cycle diversifier: returns arrive precisely when equities and bonds struggle with the same inflation that powers it. Futures roll costs and a K-1 tax form are the price of admission.
Who It's For
Investors hedging inflation and geopolitical supply shocks with a broad basket rather than a single commodity bet. A tactical satellite — the index's energy weighting means it lives and dies with oil.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $13.99 | -- |
| 2017 | $15.25 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | $12.96 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | $14.91 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | $13.42 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | $18.51 | +37.9% |
| 2022 | $22.96 | +24.0% |
| 2023 | $21.58 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | $23.31 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | $27.50 | +18.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | 0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.00% |
| 2024 | 0.00% |
| 2025 | 0.00% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.1B | -- |
| 2017 | $1.2B | +9.1% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | -8.3% |
| 2019 | $1B | -9.1% |
| 2020 | $0.8B | -20.0% |
| 2021 | $1.4B | +75.0% |
| 2022 | $1.8B | +28.6% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | -33.3% |
| 2024 | $1B | -16.7% |
| 2025 | $1B | +0.0% |
Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.
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