iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) reached a six-and-a-half-year high last Friday as energy, metal, and agricultural futures rose amid geopolitical tension on the Russian-Ukrainian border and the ongoing supply crunch that is affecting various commodities. The fund inched +2.88% higher in the first week of February and is heading for its third straight green month after gaining +7.21% and +11.75% in December 2021 and January 2022 respectively.
GSG ETF exposure and expense ratio
GSG provides exposure to a broad range of commodities and invests in fully collateralized futures contracts on the S&P GSCI(R) Total Return Index — the first major investable commodity index. Currently, the S&P GSCI index contains 24 commodities from all commodity sectors: six energy products, five industrial metals, eight agricultural products, three livestock products, and two precious metals.
The fund has an expense ratio of 0.75% and trades on the NYSE Arca. This year, investors have added more than $150 million into the $1.8 billion fund — hoping to hedge against inflation.
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