- As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 68 commodity ETFs, and 46 get their exposure through futures while 11 own the metal itself.
In plain words
A commodity ETF gives exposure to things like gold, oil or wheat. A physical fund owns the metal in a vault. A futures fund owns contracts for later delivery and rolls them forward before they expire.
Of the funds read, 46 use futures and 11 own metal. A physical fund follows spot less fees; a futures fund also gains or loses on the cost of rolling. The median fee across 68 funds is 0.65%. ETFIQ shows each against the benchmark it names.
Questions
- What is rolling?
Swapping an expiring futures contract for a later one. The cost of doing so can raise or lower the fund’s result.
- Does a gold ETF own gold?
Many do, in a vault. ETFIQ reads the ounces and the fair value from the trust’s filing.
- Are commodity ETFs diversifiers?
Their moves differ from stocks, but not always. ETFIQ shows the correlation for alternatives funds.