{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a broad commodity ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 22 broad commodity ETFs, with a median fee of 0.65%, among 68 commodity ETFs. Updated every trading night.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf#article","headline":"What is a broad commodity ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 22 broad commodity ETFs, with a median fee of 0.65%, among 68 commodity ETFs.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a broad commodity ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is a broad fund safer than one commodity?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It spreads across several, so one price matters less. It still moves with the commodity market."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Why can a fund trail the spot price?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Rolling futures can add cost or gain."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How are weights set?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By the index. Some follow production, some trading volume."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a broad commodity ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a broad commodity ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 22 broad commodity ETFs, with a median fee of 0.65%, among 68 commodity ETFs. Updated every trading night.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1880,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a broad commodity ETF? \n \n What is a broad commodity ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 22 broad commodity ETFs, with a median fee of 0.65%, among 68 commodity ETFs.\n \n In plain words\n A broad commodity ETF follows a basket of raw materials such as energy, metals and farm goods, mostly with futures that are rolled forward before they expire.\n ETFIQ counts 22 broad funds at a median fee of 0.65%, among 68 commodity funds. Weights depend on the index: some weight by production, some by trading volume. A broad fund can differ from any one commodity\u2019s price because of the cost of rolling futures. ETFIQ measures each against its named benchmark.\n Questions\n Is a broad fund safer than one commodity? It spreads across several, so one price matters less. It still moves with the commodity market.\n Why can a fund trail the spot price? Rolling futures can add cost or gain.\n How are weights set? By the index. Some follow production, some trading volume.\n Where to next\n Commodities Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs What is a commodity ETF? What is a gold ETF? What is a silver ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a broad commodity ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a broad commodity ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a broad commodity ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf Markdown [What is a broad commodity ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf)","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":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is a broad commodity ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-broad-commodity-etf"}