FundNASDAQCommodities (Diversified)

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

FTGC NASDAQ

The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return and a relatively stable risk profile while providing investors with commodity exposure.

31.17USD
+9.35 (+42.85%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
138M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.95%
per year
Dividend yield
14.04%
Quarterly
Volatility · 1Y
16.1%
Average Risk
Beta
0.21
vs the market
52-week range
21.7131.47
01 Performance

How FTGC has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Strong performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
+9.2 pts
0%20%40%60% FTGC +62.9% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, FTGC returned +62.9% with dividends reinvested — +9.2 pts ahead of its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
16.1%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±16% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−12.3%
0%-7%−12.3%

Deepest fall −12.3% on Jun 24, 2026 — 43 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 18% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%FTGC+62.9% · σ 16%

Over 1 year, FTGC delivered more return, with more risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
FTGC tends to move+2.1%

A beta of 0.21 means FTGC has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 2.30 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
31.17
  • 12-day average30.93 +0.8%
  • 26-day average30.82 +1.1%
  • 50-day average30.41 +2.5%
  • 200-day average27.92 +11.6%

The price is above 4 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought54.8

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Commodities (Diversified) · no K-1 ETF — tracking the Not Applicable.

  • Assets under management138MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.95%per year
  • Holdings11
  • Risk score4.8Medium

Launched October 2013. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield14.04%

About 140 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
4.37
Frequency
Quarterly
Last paid
Sep 24, 2026

Last 12 months

4.37 USD / share
3.66Dec 160.41Mar 260.17Jun 250.13Sep 24
06 Themes

Where FTGC shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold FTGC. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return and a relatively stable risk profile while providing investors with commodity exposure.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 11 holdings
Ticker
FTGC
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US33739H1014
CUSIP
33739H101
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Commodities (Diversified)
Industry
no K-1 ETF
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
TickerFTGC
ISINUS33739H1014
CUSIP33739H101
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryCommodities (Diversified)
Sub Categoryno K-1 ETF
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateOct 23, 2013
BenchmarkNot Applicable

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD31.17
52W Low / High 21.71 / 31.47
1Y Total Return62.90%
Strong
1Y Volatility15.99%
Average Risk
Beta0.21
12M Dividends4.3748
Last Dividend DateSep 24, 2026
Dist. FrequencyQuarterly
Dividend Yield14.04%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM138 M
Discount/Premium-0.071%
NAV16.70
Shares Outstanding8.3 M
Volume 20D Avg45 K
Nbr of Holdings11
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.950%
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