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About iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust Fund
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Inception date
Jul 10, 2006
Structure
Commodities Pool
Dividend treatment
Capitalizes
Distribution tax treatment
No distributions
Income tax type
60/40
Max ST capital gains rate
27.84%
Max LT capital gains rate
27.84%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
GSG is a commodity pool tracking a version of the S&P GSCI, giving it fairly neutral exposure to the broad energy commodities market. Instead of holding contracts in the underlying commodities, GSG only holds long-dated contracts on the GSCI itself, as well as sometimes quite substantial cash and T-Bill assets. The fund has exposure to the same commodities in the same weights. These commodities are weighted by reference to world production statistics. Only contracts sufficient liquidity are eligible. GSG offers great coverage of plain vanilla broad commodities. As a commodity pool, GSG reports any cap gains marked to market on a K-1 at a blended rate.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government97.48%
Cash2.52%
Top 10 holdings
Commodities Breakout from VCPPivot: 24.65
Stop: 24.25
Avg Cost: 24.75
Risk From Pivot: 1.63%
Position: Half Defensive (250 USDs) as stop is super tight and a strong gap down can be multiples of my risk.
VCP Breakout on the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index. Added some exposure to my portfolio with this small trade.
Over all exposu
Commodities Only Go DownVery few traders understand the fundamental reasons why Commodities Only Go Down. I will educate you.
Let's take an example of Corn. Over time, what happens with corn?
- We discover new ways of producing corn
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Commodities short term pullback? (3/5)Conviction: 3/5
Risky over the next 6 months, perhaps triggered by fed raising rates in March?
Commodities ( AMEX:GSG , AMEX:DBC ) showed real strength over the last two years.
However, looking at weekly RSI it looks a bit exhausted (using data from bear market in the last 10 years)
Typically w
GSG - Commodity Indexed-TrustWe continue to like GSG and commodities in general. This morning GSG gapped up 24 cents. Energy & grains look great fundamentally. Grains especially, supply is low and agricultural yields weak. We are watching the dry conditions in Brazil and if they persist that will bullish for grain prices. Energ
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
GSG trades at 21.33 USD today, its price has fallen −0.70% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on GSG price chart.
GSG net asset value is 21.38 today — it's fallen 0.90% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
GSG assets under management is 922.51 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
GSG price has fallen by −0.19% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −5.28% decrease. See more dynamics on GSG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −0.90% over the last month, showed a −3.97% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −3.72% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −0.90% over the last month, showed a −3.97% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −3.72% in a year.
GSG fund flows account for −120.86 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
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GSG invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
GSG expense ratio is 0.75%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, GSG isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, GSG technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating GSG shows the neutral signal. See more of GSG technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, GSG technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating GSG shows the neutral signal. See more of GSG technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
No, GSG doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
GSG trades at a premium (0.13%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
GSG shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
GSG follows the S&P GSCI. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jul 10, 2006.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.