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About First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
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Inception date
Oct 22, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Synthetic
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Portfolios LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FTGC brought active management to the commodities space. The fund doesn't directly own futures contracts, but gains exposure to commodities through its holdings in a Cayman Islands-based subsidiary which holds futures contracts. The fund can also short futures, hold commodity ETFs, and structured products tied to commodities. Since the fund limits its holding in the subsidiary to 25%, it aims to qualify as a regulated investment company and is structured as a 1940 Act open-ended fund, as opposed to a commodities pool. Overall it doesn't look much like a front-month GSCI benchmark. Its sector biases can swing far from neutral exposure. Its cash-only creation structure makes things simple for larger investors. FTGCs structure means that it intends to be taxed like other equity funds, and does not distribute K-1 forms to its investors.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Mutual fund
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government61.66%
Mutual fund28.98%
Agency9.36%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FTGC last dividends amounted to 0.15 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.14 USD in dividends, which shows a 6.10% increase.
FTGC assets under management is 2.39 B USD. It's risen 1.30% over the last month.
FTGC fund flows account for −58.19 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FTGC pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.69%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.15 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FTGC shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Oct 22, 2013, and its management style is Active.
FTGC expense ratio is 0.98% meaning you'd have to pay 0.98% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FTGC follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FTGC invests in bonds.
FTGC price has risen by 1.31% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.62% increase. See more dynamics on FTGC price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.77% over the last month, showed a −2.26% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.20% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.77% over the last month, showed a −2.26% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.20% in a year.
FTGC trades at a premium (0.30%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.