Description
DBC tracks an index of 14 commodities. It uses futures contracts to maintain exposure and selects them based on the shape of the futures curve to minimize contango.
DBC Factset Analytics Insight
DBC thoughtfully addresses the two thorniest problems in commodities: weighting and roll costs. The most market-like approach, production weighting, allocates heavily to consumables like oil at the expense of storables like gold. DBC threads the needle by capping energy’s economic dominance at 60%, yet allowing for a diversified portfolio. DBC aims to turn short-term contracts into a long-term investment carefully, by picking the cheapest of the tenors available for each of its contracts. This mitigates roll costs, but in cases where DBC selects long-term contracts, it can sacrifice responsiveness to short-term price movements. Expect a K-1 at tax time.
DBC tracks an index of 14 commodities. It uses futures contracts to maintain exposure and selects them based on the shape of the futures curve to minimize contango.
DBC Factset Analytics Insight
DBC thoughtfully addresses the two thorniest problems in commodities: weighting and roll costs. The most market-like approach, production weighting, allocates heavily to consumables like oil at the expense of storables like gold. DBC threads the needle by capping energy’s economic dominance at 60%, yet allowing for a diversified portfolio. DBC aims to turn short-term contracts into a long-term investment carefully, by picking the cheapest of the tenors available for each of its contracts. This mitigates roll costs, but in cases where DBC selects long-term contracts, it can sacrifice responsiveness to short-term price movements. Expect a K-1 at tax time.
