First Trust Commodity ETFs Desk

First Trust vs VanEck in Commodities

First Trust6 funds

VanEck6 funds

$871MMoney made$7.0B

$3.9BAssets$38.0B

$35.9MFees earned$188M

75%Win %100%

+28.0%Typical return+24.9%

$0.92Fee per $100$0.49

6Funds6

1Launches 20260

3–1VanEck wins

First Trust and VanEck commodities ETFs · past year results · as of Nov 8, 2026 · each pair scaled to its larger value

First Trust Commodity ETFs

1Y6 funds

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1	FTGC	Global Tactical Commodity StrategyRead Desk	0.98%	15.1%	+28.2%	+29.7%	$741M	$3.2B
2	FCG	Natural GasRead Desk	0.59%	2.4%	+21.3%	+28.0%	$131M	$600M
3	BGLD	FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly BufferRead Desk	0.91%	46.8%	−5.3%	−4.6%	−$2.6M	$54.2M
4	FTAG	Indxx Global AgricultureRead Desk	0.70%	1.2%	+11.6%	+15.1%	$1.9M	$14.3M
5	PMTL	INDXX QUALITY PRECIOUS METALS MINERSRead Desk	0.65%	—	new	new	[…]	$2.3M
6	ESBG	Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & GoldRead Desk	0.95%	1.6%	−5.2%	new	[…]	$2.0M

1–6 of 6 · most assets first

First Trust commodities ETFs · current AUM · past year returns · money made is an estimate · as of Nov 8, 2026

Cards for This View

Commodities ETF Types

Oil & gas+45.9%8 funds Broad basket+35.6%33 funds Miners+24.7%23 funds Silver & metals+6.0%10 funds Gold+2.5%47 funds

Commodities ETFs · 1Y return, asset-weighted · as of Nov 8, 2026

Largest ETFs in Each Commodity Type

Today

GoldGLD IAU GLDM$272B

MinersGDX GDXJ COPX$54.1B

Silver & metalsSLV SIVR GLTR$35.2B

Broad basketPDBC HGER BCI$31.1B

Oil & gasBNO FCG UNG$2.2B

Commodities ETFs · current AUM · First Trust in ink · as of Nov 8, 2026

First Trust in Commodities

Today

First Trust $3.9BEveryone else $390B

First Trust holds less than 1% of Commodities AUM

First Trust ETFs · current holdings · as of Nov 8, 2026

First Trust’s Commodity Funds vs AUM

Today

5% of the funds<1% of the AUM

Commodity ETFsFundsAUM

First Trust6 · 5%$3.9B · <1%

Everyone else115 · 95%$390B · 99%

Commodities ETFs · current AUM · as of Nov 8, 2026 · 121 funds

First Trust vs VanEck in Commodities

First Trust6 funds

VanEck6 funds

$871MMoney made$7.0B

$3.9BAssets$38.0B

$35.9MFees earned$188M

75%Win %100%

+28.0%Typical return+24.9%

$0.92Fee per $100$0.49

6Funds6

1Launches 20260

3–1VanEck wins

First Trust and VanEck commodities ETFs · past year results · as of Nov 8, 2026 · each pair scaled to its larger value

First Trust vs VanEck 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 VanEck in Commodities