With China and the other emerging markets growing rapidly a great investment idea is investing in Agriculture ETFs.
As the emerging economies population continues to grow and earn more money, they will consume more meats and other food products, which will mean more Corn, Soy Beans, Cattle, Pork, Cotton, and sugar. The complet list below of Agriculture ETFs will give you an idea of which investment vehicle is right for you.
Agricultural Commodities
DBA – PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund
A rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most liquid and widely traded agricultural commodities. The Index is intended to reflect the performance of the agricultural sector.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $2,066 M
Top Holdings: Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa, Live Cattle, Corn, Soybean, Lean Hogs, Wheat, Cattle Feed
RJA – Elements Exchange Traded Notes Rogers International Commodity Index (Agriculture Total Return)
The Index represents the value of a basket of 20 agricultural commodity futures contracts and is a sub-index of the Rogers International Commodity Index.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $409 M
Top Holdings: Corn, Wheat, Cotton, Soybeans, Coffee, Live Cattle, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Cocoa, Lean Hogs, Lumber, Milling Wheat, Rubber, Canola, Rice, Soybean Meal, Orange Juice, Oats
JJG – iPath Exchange Traded Notes Dow Jones (AIG Grains Total Return Sub-Index ETN Series A)
The Index is currently composed of three futures contracts on grains traded on U.S. exchanges.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $165 M
Top Holdings: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
JJA – iPath Exchange Traded Note Dow Jones (AIG Agriculture Total Return Sub-index ETN Series A)
The Index is currently composed of seven futures contracts on agricultural commodities traded on U.S. exchanges.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $134 M
Top Holdings: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Coffee, Cotton
COW – Dow Jones-UBS Livestock Sub-index Total Return
The index is currently composed of two livestock commodities contracts (lean hogs and live cattle) traded on U.S. exchanges.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $101 M
Top Holdings: Live Cattle (63%), Lean Hogs (37%)
CORN – Teucrium Corn Fund
The underlying holdings of this fund consist of corn futures contracts traded on the CBOT.
Expense Ratio: 1.42%
Market Cap: $101 M
Top Holdings: the second-to-expire CBOT Corn Futures Contract, the third-to-expire CBOT Corn Futures Contract, the CBOT Corn Futures Contract expiring in December following the third-to-expire contract
BAL – iPath Dow Jones-AIG Cotton Total Return Sub-index ETN
A single-commodity sub-index currently consisting of one futures contract on the commodity of cotton.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $44 M
Top Holdings: Cotton
SGG – iPath Dow Jones-AIG Sugar Total Return Sub-index
A single-commodity sub-index currently consisting of one futures contract on the commodity of sugar.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $42 M
Top Holdings: Sugar
FUD – UBS E-Tracs CMCI Food Total Return ETN
The CMCI Food TR measures the collateralized returns from a basket of 11 futures contracts from the agricultural and livestock sectors. The commodity futures contracts are diversified across three constant maturities from three months up to one year.
Expense Ratio: 0.65%
Market Cap: $42 M
Top Holdings: Soybeans, Sugar #11, Corn, SRW Wheat, Live Cattle, Soybean Oil, Sugar #5, Live Hogs, Soybean Meal, Coffee, Cocoa
JO – iPath Dow Jones-AIG Coffee Total Return Sub-index ETN
A single-commodity sub-index currently consisting of one futures contract on the commodity of coffee.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $25 M
Top Holdings: Coffee
JJS – iPath Dow Jones-AIG Softs Total Return Sub-Index ETN
A multiple-commodity sub-index consisting of the contracts included in the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return related to soft products. Contracts for three commodities are currently included in the Dow Jones-UBS Softs Subindex.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $21 M
Top Holdings: Sugar (41%), Coffee (38%), Cotton (21%)
NIB – iPath Dow Jones-AIG Cocoa Total Return Sub-Index ETN
A single-commodity sub-index currently consisting of one futures contract on the commodity of coffee.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $19 M
Top Holdings: Cocoa
GRU – Elements Exchange Traded Notes MLCX Grains Index Total Return
The Index comprises futures contracts on four physical commodities: corn, soybeans, soybean oil and wheat.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $17 M
Top Holdings: Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Oil, Wheat
UAG – UBS E-Tracs CMCI Agriculture Total Return ETN
The CMCI Agriculture TR measures the collateralized returns from a basket of 10 futures contracts representing the agricultural sector. The commodity futures contracts are diversified across three constant maturities from three months up to one year.
Expense Ratio: 0.65%
Market Cap: $13 M
Top Holdings: Soybeans, Sugar #11, Corn, SRW Wheat, Soybean Oil, Sugar #5, Soybean Meal, Cotton, Coffee, Cocoa
AGF – DB Agriculture Long ETN
The index is designed to reflect the performance of certain corn, wheat, soybean and sugar futures contracts plus the returns from investing in 3 month US T-Bills.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $11 M
Top Holdings: Soybeans, Corn, Sugar #11, Wheat
UBC – UBS E-Tracs CMCI Livestock Total Return ETN
The CMCI Livestock TR measures the collateralized returns from a basket of futures contracts representing the livestock sector. The commodity futures contracts are diversified across two constant maturities of three months and six months.
Expense Ratio: 0.65%
Market Cap: $5 M
Top Holdings: Live Cattle (59%), Lean Hogs (41%)
LSTK – iPath Pure Beta Livestock
The index is comprised of a basket of exchange traded futures contracts, and uses an allocation methodology designed to mitigate the effects of certain distortions in the commodity markets on such returns.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $3 M
Top Holdings: Live Cattle (64%), Lean Hogs (36%)
GRWN – iPath Pure Beta Softs
The index is comprised of a basket of exchange traded futures contracts, and uses an allocation methodology designed to mitigate the effects of certain distortions in the commodity markets on such returns.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $3 M
Top Holdings: Sugar (51%), Coffee (34%), Cotton (15%)
SGAR – iPath Pure Beta Sugar
The Index is comprised of a single exchange traded futures contract, except during the roll period when the Index may be comprised of two futures contracts.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Sugar
CANE – Teucrium Sugar Fund
The Index consists of futures contracts linked to sugar.
Expense Ratio: 1.00%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Sugar
CHOC – iPath Pure Beta Cocoa
The Index is comprised of a single exchange traded futures contract, except during the roll period when the Index may be comprised of two futures contracts.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Cocoa
WEAT – Teucrium Wheat Fund
The Index consists of futures contracts linked to wheat.
Expense Ratio: 1.00%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Wheat
SOYB – Teucrium Soybean Fund
The Index consists of futures contracts linked to soybeans.
Expense Ratio: 1.00%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Soybeans
WEET – iPath Pure Beta Grains
The index is comprised of a basket of exchange traded futures contracts, and uses an allocation methodology designed to mitigate the effects of certain distortions in the commodity markets on such returns.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Soybean Oil, Soybean Meal, Kansas Wheat
DIRT – iPath Pure Beta Agriculture
The index is comprised of a basket of exchange traded futures contracts, and uses an allocation methodology designed to mitigate the effects of certain distortions in the commodity markets on such returns.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Soybean Meal, Coffee, Kansas Wheat, Cotton
CAFE – iPath Pure Beta Coffee
The Index is comprised of a single exchange traded futures contract, except during the roll period when the Index may be comprised of two futures contracts.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Coffee
CTNN – iPath Pure Beta Cotton
The Index is comprised of a single exchange traded futures contract, except during the roll period when the Index may be comprised of two futures contracts.
Expense Ratio: 0.75%
Market Cap: $2 M
Top Holdings: Cotton
