The global commodity markets have been witnessing surging prices for industrial and agricultural commodities. An expected inflationary environment in the United States and the rapid recovery of industrial activities are major drivers of the commodity price increases. With consumer spending on the rise, driven in-part by federal pandemic recovery benefits and an improving job market, along with rising capital investments amid the low interest rate environment, commodity prices have begun to spike…
The current oil price rally and potential governmental infrastructure spending should leave the commodity markets in contango over the coming months. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) forecasts the United States’ real GDP will rise 6.5% this year, which should drive commodity prices to fresh highs.
While investing directly in commodities could be beneficial against this backdrop, we believe a less-risky way to ride the commodity rally could be investing in commodity ETFs, given their stakes in risk-free U.S. Treasuries. We think iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategic ETF (COMT – Get Rating), Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC – Get Rating), and Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC – Get Rating) could deliver significant returns in the coming months.
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategic ETF (COMT – Get Rating)
COMT invests in a variety of commodities, including energy, metals, and agriculture and livestock, that are selected from the broader S&P GSCI investable commodity index. The ETF invests in commodity derivatives such as futures, swaps and options on futures, seeking to profit from spot-price fluctuations. With net assets under management of $558.29 million, COMT tracks the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll (USD) Total Return Index.
A unique feature of this ETF is that it doesn’t require K-1 tax reporting because it depends on a wholly owned Cayman subsidiary to invest in commodity derivatives. Also, in order to hedge a proportion of its risk, COMT invests in U.S. Treasuries.
As of March 19, COMT’s major holdings included BCF Treasury Fund (XTSLA), Eversource Energy, Ionic Capital II Trust (INCIIA) and U.S. Treasury Bills. With a 30-day median bid/ask spread of 0.1%, the ETF is highly liquid. Furthermore, the ETF is trading at a 0.16% premium to its NAV. It has an expense ratio of 0.48%, which is lower than the category average 0.74%.
COMT has gained 39% over the past year, 21% over the past six months, and 13.5% year-to-date. It pays an annual dividend of $0.10, yielding 0.33% on its current price. Its four-year average dividend yield is 5.22%.
COMT has an overall rating of A, which equates to Strong Buy in our proprietary POWR Ratings system.
It also has an A for Trade Grade and Buy & Hold Grade. COMT is ranked #12 of 112 ETFs in the Commodity ETFs group. In addition to this, one can check out additional COMT Ratings for Peer Grade here.
Check out the top-rated stocks in the Commodity ETFs industry here.
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC – Get Rating)
PDBC invests in derivatives and other financial instruments of 14 of the most heavily traded commodities worldwide in the energy, precious and industrial metals, and agricultural sectors. It is an actively managed ETF that seeks to minimize the risks in a contango commodity derivatives market and avoid negative roll yield. PDBC seeks to outperform benchmark DBIQ Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Index Excess Return.
PDBC is currently trading at a 0.17% discount to its NAV, with a median bid-ask spread of 0.06% as of March 22. The ETF has a net expense ratio of…
Continue reading at STOCKNEWS.com
