First Trust Commodity ETFs Desk

First Trust vs iShares in Commodities

First Trust6 funds

iSharesBlackRock · 9 funds

$899MMoney made$6.5B

$4.0BAssets$101B

$36.8MFees earned$319M

75%Win %100%

+27.3%Typical return+29.3%

$0.91Fee per $100$0.32

6Funds9

1Launches 20260

4–0iShares wins

First Trust and iShares commodities ETFs · past year results · as of Nov 6, 2026 · each pair scaled to its larger value

First Trust Commodity ETFs

1Y6 funds

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1	FCG	Natural GasRead Desk	0.59%	2.4%	+21.2%	+27.3%	$146M	$681M
2	PMTL	INDXX QUALITY PRECIOUS METALS MINERSRead Desk	0.65%	—	new	new	[…]	$2.0M
3	FTAG	Indxx Global AgricultureRead Desk	0.70%	1.2%	+11.9%	+16.7%	$2.0M	$14.1M
4	BGLD	FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly BufferRead Desk	0.91%	46.8%	−5.4%	−4.2%	−$2.3M	$53.6M
5	ESBG	Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & GoldRead Desk	0.95%	1.6%	−5.1%	new	[…]	$2.0M
6	FTGC	Global Tactical Commodity StrategyRead Desk	0.98%	15.1%	+27.9%	+29.8%	$753M	$3.3B

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First Trust commodities ETFs · current AUM · past year returns · money made is an estimate · as of Nov 6, 2026

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Commodities ETF Types

Oil & gas+43.6%8 funds Broad basket+35.7%33 funds Miners+25.3%23 funds Silver & metals+8.1%10 funds Gold+4.0%47 funds

Commodities ETFs · 1Y return, asset-weighted · as of Nov 6, 2026

Largest ETFs in Each Commodity Type

Today

GoldGLD IAU GLDM$266B

MinersGDX GDXJ COPX$52.4B

Silver & metalsSLV SIVR GLTR$35.2B

Broad basketPDBC HGER BCI$31.6B

Oil & gasBNO FCG UNG$2.3B

Commodities ETFs · current AUM · First Trust in ink · as of Nov 6, 2026

First Trust in Commodities

Today

First Trust $4.0BEveryone else $384B

First Trust holds 1% of Commodities AUM

First Trust ETFs · current holdings · as of Nov 6, 2026

First Trust’s Commodity Funds vs AUM

Today

5% of the funds1% of the AUM

Commodity ETFsFundsAUM

First Trust6 · 5%$4.0B · 1%

Everyone else115 · 95%$384B · 99%

Commodities ETFs · current AUM · as of Nov 6, 2026 · 121 funds

First Trust vs iShares in Commodities

First Trust6 funds

iSharesBlackRock · 9 funds

$899MMoney made$6.5B

$4.0BAssets$101B

$36.8MFees earned$319M

75%Win %100%

+27.3%Typical return+29.3%

$0.91Fee per $100$0.32

6Funds9

1Launches 20260

4–0iShares wins

First Trust and iShares commodities ETFs · past year results · as of Nov 6, 2026 · each pair scaled to its larger value

First Trust vs iShares in Commodities

First Trust Commodity ETFs

First Trust Commodity ETFs by AUM

First Trust’s Commodity Funds

Biggest First Trust Commodity ETFs

Cards for This View

Commodities ETF Types

Largest ETFs in Each Commodity Type

First Trust in Commodities

First Trust’s Commodity Funds vs AUM

First Trust vs iShares in Commodities