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FTGC vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTGC is an actively managed commodity fund and USCI a commodity futures fund, and over the year they finished level, +43.5% against +43.7%. Net assets on Oct 14, 2026: $3.4bn for First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund and $419m for United States Commodity Index Fund ETV.

FTGC costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; FTGC is 8.2 times larger.

FTGC vs USCI: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTGCUSCI
Expense ratio0.98%1.05%
Net assets$3.4bn$419m
Total return, 1 year+43.5%+43.7%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBroad futures
Holdings in commonnot published
+43.5%
FTGC total return, 1 year
+43.7%
USCI total return, 1 year
0.98%
FTGC expense ratio
1.05%
USCI expense ratio
Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-6A8D9E7D4A

FTGC and USCI are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. FTGC follows No index, actively managed and USCI follows Broad futures.
  2. Size. FTGC has $3.4bn in net assets and USCI $419m (Net assets); FTGC is 8.1 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 14, 2026 FTGC returned +43.5% and USCI +43.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.2 points.

Data as of Oct 14, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

FTGC
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
USCI
United States Commodity Index Fund ETV
Where it sits Commodity ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer First Trust USCF
What it is Actively managed Holds broad futures
Total return, 1 year +43.5% +43.7%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.05%
Holdings 27 not read by ETFIQ
Net assets $3.4bn $419m

FTGC and USCI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FTGC

FTGC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +43.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year.

About USCI

USCI holds broad futures. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGC or USCI?
In the year to Oct 14, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGC returned +43.5% and USCI +43.7%.
Which is cheaper, FTGC or USCI?
FTGC is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
FTGC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTGC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTGC ↗USCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗USCF website ↗

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