Last Update: 28 February 2023
The best Commodity in the last 30 years is Palladium, that granded a +8.91% annualized return.
The worst is Natural Gas, with a -10.87% annualized return in the last 5 years.
The main Commodities can be easily replicated by ETFs.
Commodity ETF Historical Returns
Commodity ETF Returns, for last 1,3,6 Months and 1,3,5,10,30 years.
Columns are sortable, Commodities are pre-ordered by 30 year return.
COMMODITY - HISTORICAL RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 28 February 2023
Cells with red background indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period.
US Inflation is updated to Feb 2023.
Current inflation (annualized) is
1Y: 6.04%
, 3Y: 5.16%
, 5Y: 3.86%
, 10Y: 2.63%
, 30Y: 2.51%
ETF | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*) | 30Y(*)▾ | |
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Palladium PALL |
-14.29 | -24.89 | -31.90 | -43.81 | -18.36 | 5.70 | 6.25 | 8.91 | |
Silver SLV |
-11.96 | -5.92 | 15.92 | -15.03 | 7.36 | 4.45 | -3.53 | 5.76 | |
Gold GLD |
-5.37 | 3.02 | 6.60 | -4.82 | 4.59 | 6.32 | 1.05 | 5.62 | |
Brent Oil BNO |
-2.20 | -3.94 | -8.08 | 1.40 | 19.40 | 9.18 | -4.07 | 5.08 | |
Copper CPER |
-3.12 | 8.85 | 17.56 | -9.34 | 16.08 | 4.47 | 0.00 | 4.42 | |
Platinum PPLT |
-5.90 | -7.99 | 12.66 | -9.29 | 2.81 | -1.17 | -5.52 | 3.17 | |
WTI Crude Oil USO |
-3.04 | -4.30 | -8.07 | -0.40 | -3.85 | -7.45 | -12.80 | -2.40 | |
Natural Gas UNG |
-2.15 | -57.02 | -71.18 | -41.01 | -11.37 | -16.35 | -19.18 | -10.87 |
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(*) annualized
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class and Commodity Seasonality page.
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Commodity ETF Yearly Returns
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COMMODITY - YEARLY RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 28 February 2023
Cells with red background indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period.
US Inflation is updated to Feb 2023.
ETF | 2023(*) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
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Palladium PALL |
-20.54 | -6.28 | -23.26 | 25.26 | 53.94 | 17.23 | |
Silver SLV |
-12.72 | 2.37 | -12.45 | 47.30 | 14.88 | -9.19 | |
Gold GLD |
0.08 | -0.77 | -4.15 | 24.81 | 17.86 | -1.94 | |
Brent Oil BNO |
-2.62 | 35.25 | 62.34 | -38.23 | 36.01 | -15.30 | |
Copper CPER |
7.58 | -15.14 | 25.22 | 23.89 | 6.69 | -21.94 | |
Platinum PPLT |
-11.19 | 10.43 | -10.75 | 10.78 | 20.85 | -14.95 | |
WTI Crude Oil USO |
-4.14 | 28.97 | 64.68 | -67.79 | 32.61 | -19.57 | |
Natural Gas UNG |
-35.32 | 12.89 | 35.76 | -45.43 | -31.77 | 5.96 |
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Commodity ETF Drawdowns
Commodity ETF Maximum Drawdowns, in last 5,10,30 years.
The following table represents Commodity ETF total returns and maximum drawdown in the same period. Columns are sortable.
COMMODITY - TOTAL RETURNS vs DRAWDOWNS (%)
Return: Total Return (%) - DD: Maximum Drawdown (%)
Last Update: 28 February 2023
5Y |
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ETF | Return | DD | Return | DD | Return | DD | |
Palladium PALL |
+31.97 | -52.23 | +83.37 | -52.23 | +1194.07 | -85.34 | |
Silver SLV |
+24.32 | -36.79 | -30.21 | -52.61 | +436.65 | -72.16 | |
Gold GLD |
+35.82 | -18.08 | +10.97 | -34.31 | +415.41 | -42.91 | |
Brent Oil BNO |
+55.16 | -69.90 | -34.00 | -84.53 | +341.69 | -84.77 | |
Copper CPER |
+24.45 | -30.56 | +0.04 | -45.15 | +266.03 | -64.54 | |
Platinum PPLT |
-5.73 | -30.16 | -43.30 | -56.34 | +155.38 | -68.49 | |
WTI Crude Oil USO |
-32.08 | -84.60 | -74.59 | -93.85 | -51.75 | -97.90 | |
Natural Gas UNG |
-59.03 | -75.56 | -88.11 | -91.41 | -96.83 | -99.58 |
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