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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BCI FTGC \n Expense ratio 0.26% 0.98% \n Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.5bn $3.4bn \n Total return, 1 year +40.2% +42.1% \n Holdings in common 0% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and O","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BCI against FTGC, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bci-vs-ftgc","a":{"ticker":"BCI","name":"abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF","issuer":"abrdn","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"BCI tracks an index and returned +40.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bci","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+40.2%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.26%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"16","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22122.2%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return, the index its prospectus names","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"FTGC","name":"First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"FTGC is actively managed and returned +42.1% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ftgc","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+42.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.98%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"30","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.4%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Oct 8, 2026; its shareholder report names 2 narrower indexes (Bloomberg Commodity Index, S&P GSCI), and does not say which is its benchmark","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bci-vs-ftgc"}