FTGC

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund is an actively managed fund that, through a subsidiary, provides broad exposure to commodities through futures contracts. The fund is structured as a 1940 Act open-ended fund.

Broad Commodities

COMMODITY

Active

MANAGEMENT STYLE

2.3 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

95 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorFirst Trust
CategoryBroad Commodities
Asset classCommodity
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Inception dateOct 21, 2013
Assets (mns)$2,255
Expense ratio95 bp
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Derivatives-basedYes
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Asset Allocation
Historical Performance
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Standardized Performance (as of 07/31/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 4.0% 7.5% 0.9% -2.8% 8.6% 0.8% -- -1.5%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.8% 1.6% 4.9% 4.8% 2.5% -- 2.1%
Total Returns 4.0% 8.4% 2.5% 2.1% 13.4% 3.3% -- 0.5%
Ann. Volatility 14.7% 13.8% 12.5% 13.3% 16.6% 14.4% -- 14.0%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.2413%
MSCI EAFE0.2820%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.2314%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)618
ADV traded (mns)$16
Turnover0.7%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.04%
Technical Indicators
Recent close$25.32
30d moving avg.$25.09
Annualized volatility10.3%
Relative strength (RSI)55
Short interest0.1%
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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Active
Broad Commodities Commodity ETFs
# of ETFs 5
Avg. Expense Ratio 65.8 bp
Std. Deviation 26.6 bp
FTGC (95 bp) Percentile rank 89
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)		 Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)		 TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
FTGC 95.0 4.4 99.4
Peer Avg. 69.5 57.4 126.8
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