FTGC vs PIT: how they differ
FTGC and PIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PIT returned +64.3% over the year. First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund and VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF.
PIT costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.2 points; FTGC is 13.0 times larger.
| FTGC | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.55% |
| Net assets, FTGC as of Oct 8, 2026 and PIT as of Jun 30, 2026 | $3.4bn | $260m |
| Total return, 1 year | +42.1% | +64.3% |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTGC and PIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
FTGC and PIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTGC in plain words
FTGC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +42.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year.
PIT in plain words
PIT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +64.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FTGC or PIT?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGC returned +42.1% and PIT +64.3%.
- Which is cheaper, FTGC or PIT?
- PIT is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. On $10,000 held for a year that difference is about $43. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
ETFIQ, FTGC against PIT, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ftgc-vs-pit
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). FTGC against PIT. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ftgc-vs-pit
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