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First Trust made investors more money ($32.0B) and had more funds that made money (87%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 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.
| BOX SCORE · COMMODITIES | USCF | First Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 7 | 6 |
| Made money (W–L) | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| Win % | 71% | 75% |
| Money made | $597M | $1.1B |
| Typical return | +36.6% | +32.9% |
| Launches · 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Assets | $2.7B | $4.2B |
| Fee per $100 | $1.03 | $0.91 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNO | United States Brent Oil Fund LP | $891M | +125.5% ✓ |
| SDCI | USCF SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 Fund | $833M | +37.9% ✓ |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | $551M | −29.8% ✕ |
| USCI | United States Commodity Index Fund | $418M | +36.6% ✓ |
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund, LP | $14M | −34.3% ✕ |
| USE | USCF Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return Fund | $3M | +52.7% ✓ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTGC | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | $3.4B | +32.9% ✓ |
| FCG | First Trust Natural Gas ETF | $728M | +43.3% ✓ |
| BGLD | FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF | $53M | −5.3% ✕ |
| FTAG | First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF | $14M | +14.6% ✓ |
| 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.