FTGCFirst TrustACTIVE
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VII
$30.68-0.49% vs prior close
233252-WK
Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.
The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return and a relatively stable risk profile while providing investors with commodity exposure.
FTGC price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | FTGC close |
|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2026 | $23.23 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $23.62 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $23.75 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | $23.57 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $23.70 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | $23.63 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | $23.90 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | $24.11 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | $24.16 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | $24.07 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $24.01 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $24.28 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | $24.63 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $24.62 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | $25.06 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $25.29 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $25.64 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $25.84 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $26.18 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $25.38 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $24.29 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $24.80 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $24.81 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $24.43 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $24.61 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $24.84 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $24.65 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $24.93 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $24.42 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $24.44 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $24.11 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $24.70 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $24.93 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $25.09 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $25.15 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $25.18 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $25.24 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $25.23 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $25.53 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $26.21 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $26.34 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $26.62 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $27.04 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $27.96 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $27.45 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $27.76 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $28.25 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $28.94 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $28.86 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $28.41 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $28.69 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $28.92 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | $28.65 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $28.67 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $27.89 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $28.25 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $28.25 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $27.93 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $28.42 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $28.56 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $28.71 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $28.49 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $28.88 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $28.93 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $28.77 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $28.19 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | $28.27 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $28.24 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $28.52 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | $28.61 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $28.68 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $28.83 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $28.28 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $28.50 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $28.74 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $28.95 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $29.12 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $29.07 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $29.17 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $29.28 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $29.57 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $29.67 |
| May 1, 2026 | $29.64 |
| May 4, 2026 | $29.89 |
| May 5, 2026 | $29.85 |
| May 6, 2026 | $29.40 |
| May 7, 2026 | $29.36 |
| May 8, 2026 | $29.48 |
| May 11, 2026 | $30.19 |
| May 12, 2026 | $30.53 |
| May 13, 2026 | $30.45 |
| May 14, 2026 | $30.11 |
| May 15, 2026 | $29.75 |
| May 18, 2026 | $30.04 |
| May 19, 2026 | $30.08 |
| May 20, 2026 | $29.67 |
| May 21, 2026 | $29.46 |
| May 22, 2026 | $29.38 |
| May 26, 2026 | $29.12 |
| May 27, 2026 | $28.88 |
| May 28, 2026 | $29.26 |
| May 29, 2026 | $29.07 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $29.18 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $29.24 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $29.11 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $28.88 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $28.28 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $28.27 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $27.99 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $27.94 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | $27.93 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $27.90 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $27.82 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $27.84 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | $27.68 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $27.59 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $27.52 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $27.21 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $26.76 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $27.03 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $26.91 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $26.77 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $27.05 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $27.09 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $27.11 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $27.80 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $27.77 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $28.06 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | $28.05 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $28.02 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $28.30 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | $28.62 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $28.79 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $28.50 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $28.83 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $28.89 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $29.21 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $29.50 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $29.61 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $29.42 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $28.85 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $28.70 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $28.97 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $28.93 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $28.94 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $28.70 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $28.43 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $28.63 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $28.77 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $28.91 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $29.57 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $29.57 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $29.70 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $29.38 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $29.61 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $30.03 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $29.94 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $30.18 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $30.40 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $30.55 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $30.40 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $30.22 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $30.36 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $30.61 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $30.68 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $30.97 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $31.23 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $31.15 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $31.05 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $30.98 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $31.19 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $31.37 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $31.60 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $31.30 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $31.24 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $31.57 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $31.39 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $31.27 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $31.25 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $31.06 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $31.16 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $31.34 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $31.37 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $31.00 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $30.70 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $30.47 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $30.59 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $30.76 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $30.65 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $30.66 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $31.02 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $30.87 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $30.97 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $31.02 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $31.17 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $31.37 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $31.17 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $31.04 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $31.20 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $31.11 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $30.98 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $30.83 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $30.68 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +32.1% so far this year. At 0.95% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SCHF has a reported fee of 0.06%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$2.2Bassets under management
0.95%expense ratio · $95 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
555Kavg daily volume, 30 days
33holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 10, 2023 · beta -0.08
Sector weights
- Other100%
- Cash & Others100%
- Government55.93%
- Mutual fund32.56%
- Agency11.51%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Other | 100% |
| Cash & Others | 100% |
| Government | 55.93% |
| Mutual fund | 32.56% |
| Agency | 11.51% |
Performance
| 1 week | -1.7% |
| 1 month | -1.5% |
| 3 months | +4.0% |
| 6 months | +7.7% |
| YTD | +32.1% |
| 1 year | +16.8% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
23%realized volatility, 1 year
-17.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.9%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
100calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
486Kshares traded
The case against FTGC
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FTGC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $41.2B | +$609M | -92bp on fee · 19× the assets · +$609M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.4B | +$497M | -91bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $191B | +$817M | -88bp on fee · 88× the assets · +$817M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF | 0.07% | $12.5B | +$415M | -88bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$415M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF | 0.06% | $41.6B | — | -89bp on fee · 19× the assets | Head-to-head |