Commodity ETFs: Shipping Surges While Precious Metals Sink

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Commodity ETF channel currently encompasses 71 ETFs managed by 28 issuers, representing a total Assets Under Management (AUM) of $356.14B. Over the past week, the channel experienced significant net outflows of -$4.44B, bringing Year-to-Date (YTD) flows down to $71M.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Shipping Freight was the standout performance leader this week, posting a 22.77% return, significantly outpacing the next best category, Energy, which returned 2.60%. Precious Metals was the primary laggard, dropping -9.71% for the week.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Shipping Freight 22.77% 32.27% 142.62% 260.32% 186.11% 374.84%
Energy 2.60% 32.10% 48.65% 38.72% 47.29% 34.86%
Agriculture 0.54% 5.59% 8.55% 5.65% 8.19% -1.38%
Multi-Sector -0.14% 12.04% 23.48% 28.54% 22.23% 31.48%
Carbon Credits -0.71% -6.74% -17.43% -13.40% -18.33% -4.88%
Industrial Metals -6.07% -5.33% 2.90% 20.34% -1.14% 18.82%
Precious Metals -9.71% -10.03% 3.82% 33.85% 2.83% 66.19%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The BWET ETF led all individual products with a massive 50.27% weekly gain. Conversely, Silver ETFs SIVR and SLV were the worst performers, both falling -13.54%.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF 50.27%
CANE Teucrium Sugar Fund 8.02%
BNO United States Brent Oil Fund LP 7.99%
UGA United States Gasoline Fund LP 7.76%
DBE Invesco DB Energy Fund 6.54%
Bottom Performers
SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF -13.54%
SLV iShares Silver Trust -13.54%
PALL abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF -11.05%
GLTR abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF -10.87%
OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold ETF -10.27%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel recorded total net outflows of -$4.44B for the week. The Multi-Sector category defied the broader trend, attracting the most capital with $324M in net inflows. In contrast, the Precious Metals category suffered severe outflows totaling -$4,894M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Multi-Sector 27 $23.64B $324M $931M $2,577M $2,376M $3,936M
Agriculture 8 $1.62B $298M $556M $561M $565M $516M
Carbon Credits 3 $0.23B $0M $0M -$73M -$15M -$39M
Shipping Freight 2 $0.06B -$7M $2M $5M $6M -$44M
Industrial Metals 4 $1.12B -$13M -$11M $558M $490M $757M
Energy 11 $4.36B -$147M $967M $880M $967M $1,314M
Precious Metals 16 $325.10B -$4,894M -$8,685M -$1,166M -$4,317M $40,587M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The BNO ETF pulled in the most new capital, recording $197M in inflows. On the other end, GLD and IAU experienced the steepest outflows, shedding -$2,259M and -$1,565M respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
BNO United States Brent Oil Fund LP $197M
DBA Invesco DB Agriculture Fund $149M
HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF $64M
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund $57M
CORN Teucrium Corn Fund $48M
Outflows
GLD SPDR Gold Shares -$2,259M
IAU iShares Gold Trust -$1,565M
SLV iShares Silver Trust -$575M
USO United States Oil Fund LP -$383M
GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust -$164M

Issuer League Table Update

SPDR and iShares remain the dominant issuers, commanding 52.41% and 32.14% of the channel’s AUM market share, respectively. Invesco gathered the most assets this week, taking in $289M in net new inflows.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
SPDR 3 $186.66B 52.41%
iShares 7 $114.45B 32.14%
aberdeen 7 $21.88B 6.15%
Invesco 9 $10.47B 2.94%
US Commodity Funds 8 $4.78B 1.34%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Invesco $289M
Teucrium $102M
Harbor $64M
Outflows
SPDR -$2,411M
iShares -$2,218M
US Commodity Funds -$229M

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Disclosures

This material is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. All investments, including ETFs, involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investors should consider their investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing.

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