USCI
United States Commodity Index Fund
The United States Commodity Index Fund tracks an equal-weighted index of 14 commodity futures contracts selected based on their level of backwardation and price momentum.
Broad Commodities
COMMODITY
Rules-Based
MANAGEMENT STYLE
258.8 M
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
107 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | US Commodity Funds |
Category | Broad Commodities |
Asset class | Commodity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Aug 10, 2010 |
Assets (mns) | $259 |
Expense ratio | 107 bp |
Fund Structure
Regulation | Commodities Pool |
Distributions | |
Taxation | K-1 |
Derivatives-based | Yes |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Asset Allocation
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 08/31/2025)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price Returns | 15.9% | 25.3% | 13.9% | 11.5% | 20.0% | 6.1% | -- | 2.9% |
Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | 0.0% |
Total Returns | 15.9% | 25.3% | 13.9% | 11.5% | 20.0% | 6.1% | -- | 2.9% | Ann. Volatility | 16.1% | 15.5% | 14.2% | 14.9% | 17.9% | 15.3% | -- | 14.7% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.25 | 11% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.26 | 13% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.21 | 10% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 13 |
ADV traded (mns) | $1 |
Turnover | 0.4% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.16% |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $76.13 |
30d moving avg. | $75.07 |
Annualized volatility | 11.4% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 57 |
Short interest | 0.6% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
Expense Analysis
Peer Group | Rules-Based Broad Commodities Commodity ETFs |
# of ETFs | 4 |
Avg. Expense Ratio | 74.5 bp |
Std. Deviation | 21.2 bp |
USCI (107 bp) Percentile rank | 96 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
---|---|---|---|
USCI | 107.0 | 16.3 | 123.3 |
Peer Avg. | 69.5 | 57.4 | 126.8 |
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