Best Fit Commodities Funds

Commodity ETFs can invest in futures contracts that track the price of a commodity or directly in physical metals such as gold. These funds will invest in a range of commodities including agricultural products, oil, and metals. Commodities are sometimes used as a hedge against inflation.

All ranked ETFs meet our Best Fit criteria.

#1 GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund (GCC)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $27.72
Performance (YTD): 7.45% Avg. Volume: 168,185
Fees: 0.85% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Continuous Commodity Total Return Index

#2 PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund (DBB)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $18.88
Performance (YTD): 0.43% Avg. Volume: 111,699
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index-Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Excess Return Index

#3 iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $32.09
Performance (YTD): 3.34% Avg. Volume: 212,703
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: S&P GSCI Total Return Index

#4 PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $26.44
Performance (YTD): 1.90% Avg. Volume: 1,890,665
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Optimum Yield - Excess Return

#5 Global X Uranium ETF (URA)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $7.68
Performance (YTD): 6.26% Avg. Volume: 178,260
Fees: 0.69% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Solactive Global Uranium Index

ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Index - Metals Total Return ETN (RJZ)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $10.20
Performance (YTD): 0.25% Avg. Volume: 31,642
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Rogers International Commodity Index - Metals Total Return

ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Index - Total Return ETN (RJI)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $8.26
Performance (YTD): 3.53% Avg. Volume: 386,578
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Rogers International Commodity Index - Total Return

ELEMENTS S&P Commodity Trends Indicator -- Total Return ETN (LSC)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $6.69
Performance (YTD): 7.89% Avg. Volume: 43,357
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: S&P Commodity Trends Indicator - Total Return

Global X Aluminum ETF (ALUM)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $9.10
Performance (YTD): 1.33% Avg. Volume: 2,260
Fees: 0.69% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Solactive Global Aluminum Index

Global X Lithium ETF (LIT)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $14.39
Performance (YTD): 0.49% Avg. Volume: 24,666
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Not applicable

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Top Performing COMMODITIES FUNDS as of 04.04.2012

Powershares DB Base Metals Double Short ETN (BOM)

Total Return: 10.25%

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity (CMD)

Total Return: 8.11%

PowerShares DB Commodity Double Short ETN (DEE)

Total Return: 7.47%

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Commodity (CMD)

Total Return: 28.89%

Powershares DB Base Metals Double Short ETN (BOM)

Total Return: 18.77%

Powershares DB Base Metals Short ETN (BOS)

Total Return: 11.92%

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