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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC)

Commodities Broad Basket | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
30.68 USD +0.07 (0.212%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 30.68

Short-term:★★★★⯪Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★★⯪
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:22 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is aggressively bullish, driven by a massive divergence between call and put activity. While the statistical forecast model remains neutral, the options flow is screaming 'up,' with buyers targeting prices well above the current level for the near term. This sentiment is reinforced by a robust recent price trend that has pushed the fund to new highs, outperforming both its 50-day and 200-day averages. The 15.26% dividend yield is exceptionally attractive, likely reflecting the commodity sector's rotation into high-yield assets, though investors should note the irregular payout schedule which includes large semi-annual distributions rather than steady monthly income. Long-term, the business shows resilience with a positive 18.75% cumulative gain over the last nine years and no recent consecutive declines, yet the mixed historical performance—alternating between sharp drops and surges—suggests volatility is a permanent feature rather than a resolved trend. The combination of strong momentum, a premium yield, and speculative capital inflows makes this a compelling tactical play, despite the lack of a flawless long-term track record.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.036592
AutoETS0.037914
AutoARIMA0.037914
AutoTheta0.041694

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 0.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.415
Excess Kurtosis -0.83

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning heavy call volume and open interest at strikes above the current price for the September expiration, while virtually no put activity exists. For the December horizon, traders are buying deep in-the-money calls, suggesting a strong expectation of a significant rally before year-end.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.63% 18.85% 8.27% 8.83%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.169 0.625231
2026-03-26 0.409 1.464375
2025-12-16 3.665 16.131162
2025-09-25 0.164 0.630284
2025-06-26 0.151 0.609362
2025-03-27 0.142 0.560600
2024-12-17 0.185 0.783898
2024-09-26 0.187 0.790363
2024-06-27 0.196 0.818372
2024-03-21 0.164 0.695210
2023-12-15 0.212 0.939300
2023-09-22 0.188 0.772074
2023-06-27 0.189 0.832599
2023-03-24 0.160 0.702062
2022-12-15 2.528 10.528946
2022-06-24 0.007 0.025482
2021-12-23 1.662 7.238676
2019-12-13 0.154 0.828402
2018-12-18 0.134 0.735859
2018-03-22 0.010 0.048326
2017-12-21 0.250 1.238237
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 15.26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 37.33
All Time Low 13.05
Ask 28.65
Ask Size 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 391,230
Average Daily Volume3 Month 678,190
Average Volume 678,190
Average Volume10Days 391,230
Beta3 Year 0.91
Bid 28.6
Bid Size 7
Category Commodities Broad Basket
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 30.83
Day Low 30.6237
Dividend Yield 15.26
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 28.7886
Fifty Day Average Change 1.8913994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06569959
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 18.776619
Fifty Two Week High 30.83
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.14999962
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0048653786
Fifty Two Week Low 22.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.9799995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35154182
Fifty Two Week Range 22.7 - 30.83
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,382,535,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.144544
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change 0.0650005
Fullday Change Percent 0.212316
Fullday Price 30.68
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,382,400,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve attractive risk adjusted returns by investing in commodity futures contracts, exchange-traded commodity linked instruments, and commodity linked total return swaps (collectively, "Commodities Instruments") through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). The advisor expects to gain exposure to these investments exclusively by investing in the Subsidiary.
Long Name First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_244843957
Nav Price 30.6
Net Assets 3,004,876,800.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.98
Open 30.73
Phone 630.765.8000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 30.68
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 30.615
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0650005
Regular Market Change Percent 0.212316
Regular Market Day High 30.83
Regular Market Day Low 30.6237
Regular Market Day Range 30.6237 - 30.83
Regular Market Open 30.73
Regular Market Previous Close 30.615
Regular Market Price 30.68
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 329,198
Short Name First Trust Global Tactical Com
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTGC
Three Year Average Return 0.1660349
Total Assets 3,004,876,800
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.8219
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.8219
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 27.42473
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.25527
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11869834
Type Disp ETF
Volume 329,198
Yield 0.1526
Ytd Return 27.02425