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ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the VanEck Vectors Real Asset Allocation ETF (RAAX) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast.

A Commodities ETF to Ease Your Inflation Fears May 21, 2021 Copper, soybeans, and crude oil are just a few commodities that are rising thanks to inflation fears. Investors can have them all and more with the Inflation fears have been adding an extra dose of volatility to the capital markets as of late. With the rising prices of goods, commodities offer investors a mechanism to hedge inflation. The strength in commodities this year can be seen in the performances of the S&P 500 index and the Bloomberg Commodity Index. The latter is up on the former by about 8%. COM seeks to provide total re...

May 7, 2021 As investors look to growth in a post-vaccine world, exchange traded fund enthusiasts should consider the role commodities play under the cloud of accelerating inflation. “Commodities may provide a uniquely valuable diversifying component to any long-term investment portfolio,” Ed Egilinsky, Head of Alternatives, Direxion, said in the recent webcast  Egilinsky argued that commodities represent a significant portion of the CPI’s volatility, resulting in a positive and often out-sized response to inflation. Their low correlation to equity and fixed income can lead to enhanc...

Commodity prices spike Commodity prices spike Print Commodity prices have surged over the past year as demand recovers and the global economy improves. The Bloomberg Commodity index, a basket that includes gold, crude oil, natural gas and corn, was above 80 at the end of the first quarter from the low 60s a year ago, a 35% year-over-year increase. Prices continued rising, and the index is currently above 90. The index's all-time high was around 235 in mid-2008, more than 2.5 times the level at the end of 2001. However, many of the July futures' contracts trade higher than those that expire in...

Add to Bookmarks Saxo Bank publishes weekly Commitment of Traders reports (COT) covering leveraged fund positions in commodities, bonds and stock index futures. For IMM currency futures and the VIX, we use the broader measure called non-commercial. The below summary highlights futures positions and changes made by hedge funds across commodities, forex, bonds and stock indices up until last Tuesday, April 27. A week where U.S. index futures resumed their ascent, the dollar continued lower while US Treasury yields ticked higher, while staying within their established ranges. Commodities surged ...