More Ideas For “Contango-Free” Commodity Access

With the finish line in sight, 2010 has been a generally solid year for commodities as an asset class; strong demand from emerging markets, a shaky dollar, fears about inflation, and a number of supply issues have conspired to send prices of everything from corn to gold to sugar skyward [see Top Five Commodity ETFs Of 2010]. Despite the impressive performance from a number of different commodities, inflows into commodity ETFs have been light in 2010. After more than $30 billion flowed into commodity ETPs in 2009, inflows through the first ten months totaled only about $10 billion–almost all of which was attributable to physically-backed gold products. Part of the explanation for the relatively slow weak inflows may be related to frustrations with the performance of certain futures-based products. The underlying holdings of most commodity ETFs are not the actual commodity, but rather futures contracts written on the specified resource [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories: “Optimum Yield” ETFs: A Contango-Free Alternative? Three Commodity ETFs In “Anti-Contango” Closer Look At The “Contango Killer” Commodity ETF