Last Update: 31 May 2023
The best Commodity in the last 30 years is Palladium, that granded a +8.11% annualized return.
The worst is Natural Gas, with a -12.70% 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.
Ticker | ETF | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*) | 30Y(*)▾ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PALL
|
Palladium |
-9.12
|
-3.73
|
-27.70
|
-31.57
|
-11.50
|
6.08
|
5.59
|
8.11
|
GLD
|
Gold |
-1.34
|
7.39
|
10.62
|
6.53
|
3.82
|
8.17
|
3.13
|
5.37
|
SLV
|
Silver |
-6.04
|
12.44
|
5.78
|
8.92
|
9.06
|
6.93
|
0.08
|
5.27
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil |
-9.47
|
-11.44
|
-14.93
|
-28.14
|
35.61
|
2.43
|
-4.35
|
4.73
|
CPER
|
Copper |
-5.16
|
-8.94
|
-0.88
|
-12.90
|
13.40
|
2.96
|
-0.03
|
4.71
|
PPLT
|
Platinum |
-7.24
|
4.58
|
-3.78
|
2.46
|
5.26
|
1.34
|
-4.26
|
2.87
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil |
-10.18
|
-9.79
|
-13.67
|
-29.06
|
32.81
|
-10.97
|
-13.58
|
-2.64
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas |
-11.56
|
-32.02
|
-70.78
|
-77.79
|
-18.18
|
-23.65
|
-23.06
|
-12.70
|
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class and Commodity Seasonality page.
Commodity ETF Yearly Returns
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Ticker | ETF | 2023(*) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PALL
|
Palladium |
-23.51
|
-6.28
|
-23.26
|
25.26
|
53.94
|
17.23
|
GLD
|
Gold |
7.47
|
-0.77
|
-4.15
|
24.81
|
17.86
|
-1.94
|
SLV
|
Silver |
-1.86
|
2.37
|
-12.45
|
47.30
|
14.88
|
-9.19
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil |
-13.76
|
35.25
|
62.34
|
-38.23
|
36.01
|
-15.30
|
CPER
|
Copper |
-2.04
|
-15.14
|
25.22
|
23.89
|
6.69
|
-21.94
|
PPLT
|
Platinum |
-7.12
|
10.43
|
-10.75
|
10.78
|
20.85
|
-14.95
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil |
-13.52
|
28.97
|
64.68
|
-67.79
|
32.61
|
-19.57
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas |
-56.03
|
12.89
|
35.76
|
-45.43
|
-31.77
|
5.96
|
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.
5Y
|
10Y
|
30Y
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ticker | ETF | Return | DD | Return | DD | Return | DD |
PALL
|
Palladium | +34.32 | -54.01 | +72.28 | -54.01 | +936.41 | -85.34 |
GLD
|
Gold | +48.11 | -18.08 | +36.14 | -24.63 | +380.38 | -42.91 |
SLV
|
Silver | +39.78 | -36.79 | +0.79 | -42.26 | +366.85 | -72.16 |
BNO
|
Brent Oil | +12.76 | -69.90 | -35.90 | -84.53 | +300.05 | -84.77 |
CPER
|
Copper | +15.70 | -29.46 | -0.31 | -40.52 | +298.26 | -64.54 |
PPLT
|
Platinum | +6.89 | -30.16 | -35.29 | -54.31 | +133.70 | -68.49 |
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | -44.07 | -84.60 | -76.76 | -93.85 | -55.21 | -97.90 |
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -74.05 | -83.39 | -92.73 | -94.16 | -98.30 | -99.71 |