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First Trust made investors more money ($34.2B) and had more funds that made money (85%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one commodities fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.
| BOX SCORE · COMMODITIES | Roundhill | First Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 2 | 6 |
| Made money (W–L) | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Win % | — | 75% |
| Money made | — | $1.2B |
| Typical return | — | +37.5% |
| Launches · 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Assets | $94M | $4.2B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.99 | $0.91 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDXW | Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF | $76M | — |
| GLDW | Roundhill Investments - Gold WeeklyPay ETF | $18M | — |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTGC | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | $3.4B | +37.5% ✓ |
| FCG | First Trust Natural Gas ETF | $716M | +48.7% ✓ |
| BGLD | FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF | $54M | −3.9% ✕ |
| FTAG | First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF | $14M | +10.9% ✓ |
| PMTL | FIRST TRUST INDXX QUALITY PRECIOUS METALS MINERS ETF | $2M | — |
| ESBG | First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF | $2M | — |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.