Commodity ETFs — General Overview Commodity ETFs were mixed but generally constructive, with strength concentrated in materials equities, precious metals, mining companies and energy services. Diversified commodity funds were comparatively subdued: PDBC gained 0.1%, BCI rose 0.2%, DBC was unchanged and HGER slipped 0.1%. Despite the quiet daily performance, most broad commodity strategies remained up […]
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Oil & Gas ETFs Oil-focused ETFs led the commodity complex higher as crude prices surged on escalating Middle East tensions. Leveraged crude fund UCO gained 6.3%, followed by USO at 5.5%, BNO at 5.1% and DBO at 4.5%; inverse crude fund SCO consequently fell 6.1%. Exploration and production equities also advanced, with IEO and XOP
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ETFs Broad Commodities Broad commodity ETFs finished mostly higher, supported by a strong rally in energy. The iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Trust gained 1.92%, the Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund rose 1.66%, and PDBC advanced 1.41%. Investor demand was generally positive, led by $66.3 million of daily inflows into PDBC, $41.3 million into the
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Commodity ETFs were mixed during the latest session, with strength concentrated in agriculture, palladium and selected energy products, while precious metals, mining equities and uranium funds declined sharply. Oil & Gas: Energy-related ETFs were mixed. Gasoline led the category, with UGA gaining 2.3%, while oil-services funds OIH and XOP rose 0.8% and 0.3%, respectively. Crude-oil
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Overall Commodities are mixed this morning , as gold rose 0.77% to a three-month high of $4,716.80 per ounce amid U.S. fiscal concerns and reduced expectations for aggressive interest-rate increases, while silver slipped 0.46% to $69.21. Industrial metals were broadly higher, led by zinc’s 2.96% gain, followed by aluminum at 1.41%, nickel at 1.20% and copper at 0.17%. Metals markets were mixed Monday morning as U.S. equity futures edged lower and the Dollar Index gained 0.18%. Gold rose 0.77% to $4,716.80 per ounce, reaching a three-month high amid mounting U.S. fiscal and debt concerns and reduced expectations for aggressive near-term interest-rate increases.
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Daily Commodity ETF Summary — August 3, 2026 Commodity ETFs finished the latest trading session with a pronounced split between energy-related funds and metals-oriented strategies. Oil and gas ETFs were broadly higher, led by the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES), which gained 3.09%, and the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH),
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Crude oil benchmarks are trading lower as the market weighs renewed prospects for peace talks between the United States and Iran. WTI and Brent initially moved higher overnight after Tehran suggested that the ceasefire had effectively collapsed, but prices reversed after Iran’s foreign ministry indicated that negotiations could resume if consistent with the country’s national
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The current environment continues to favor a diversified commodity allocation, with energy benefiting from geopolitical risk while industrial and precious metals remain well positioned to participate in longer-term structural themes including electrification, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and global resource security.
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ETFCommodities.com House Model — May 2026 Monthly Attribution Report MTD through May 29, 2026 May Review ETFCommodities.com’s House Model was essentially flat in May, but materially outperformed the benchmark as GSG sold off sharply. The model returned +0.01% MTD versus GSG down 7.53%, producing +7.55% of active return. The month marked a reversal from the
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Commodity ETFs were mixed on the day, with energy-focused funds leading performance. Oil-related ETFs rallied sharply following the recent surge in crude prices, with the United States Oil Fund (USO) gaining 5.0%, the leveraged ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil Fund (UCO) rising 5.1%, and the Invesco DB Oil Fund (DBO) advancing 3.2%. Energy equity ETFs
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