Explore the four types of tradable commodities, their market roles, risks, and how futures contracts govern trading in energy, metals, livestock, and agriculture.
Commodity ETFs provide access to commodity markets without direct investment in physical assets. They offer diversification since their performance doesn't tie directly to stock or bond markets.
CMDT is a relatively new actively managed commodity ETF that uses derivatives to achieve desired exposures. Since inception, CMDT has outperformed the Bloomberg Commodity Index. However, Q1 2025 saw ...