BCD Alternatives & Similar ETFs

abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Longer Dated Strategy K-1 Free ETF (BCD) belongs to the Commodities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with BCD. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to BCD

BCD charges 0.30% annually. There are 5 ETFs in the Commodities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.19%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ISCMF	iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF	0.19%	1.44B	Mar 2022	BCD vs ISCMF
COMB	GraniteShares Bloomberg Commodity Broad Strategy N...	0.25%	148.77M	May 2017	BCD vs COMB
BCI	abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ET...	0.26%	2.98B	Mar 2017	BCD vs BCI
CMDY	iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy E...	0.28%	558.83M	Apr 2018	BCD vs CMDY
CERY	SPDR Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Commodity Strat...	0.28%	990.78M	Sep 2024	BCD vs CERY

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to BCD

BCD has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 75. There are 19 ETFs in the Commodities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
BWET	Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF	99	35.89M	May 2023	BCD vs BWET
RLY	State Street Multi-Asset Real Return ETF	91	1.27B	Apr 2012	BCD vs RLY
COM	Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF	89	204.85M	Mar 2017	BCD vs COM
PIT	VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF	88	313.41M	Dec 2022	BCD vs PIT
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fun...	87	3.00B	Oct 2013	BCD vs FTGC

Top Performing BCD Alternatives (YTD)

BCD is at 16.41% YTD. There are 22 ETFs in the Commodities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1,293.70%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BWET	Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF	1,293.70%	35.89M	May 2023	BCD vs BWET
BDRY	Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF	53.02%	29.69M	Mar 2018	BCD vs BDRY
USE	USCF Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return Fun...	41.47%	6.48M	May 2023	BCD vs USE
PIT	VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF	39.56%	313.41M	Dec 2022	BCD vs PIT
GSG	iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust	38.94%	927.94M	Jul 2006	BCD vs GSG

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to BCD

BCD has 14.22% 1-year volatility. There are 8 ETFs in the Commodities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 10.09%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
COM	Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF	10.09%	204.85M	Mar 2017	BCD vs COM
RLY	State Street Multi-Asset Real Return ETF	10.60%	1.27B	Apr 2012	BCD vs RLY
CCOM	Simplify Chinese Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF	12.53%	100.32M	Jan 2026	BCD vs CCOM
CMCI	VanEck CMCI Commodity Strategy ETF	12.62%	—	Aug 2023	BCD vs CMCI
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy E...	12.74%	197.61M	May 2016	BCD vs FAAR

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to BCD

BCD has a 1-year max drawdown of -12.70%. There are 11 ETFs in the Commodities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.54%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RLY	State Street Multi-Asset Real Return ETF	-7.54%	1.27B	Apr 2012	BCD vs RLY
COM	Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF	-7.63%	204.85M	Mar 2017	BCD vs COM
ZSC	USCF Sustainable Commodity Strategy Fund	-7.69%	2.96M	Aug 2023	BCD vs ZSC
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy E...	-9.34%	197.61M	May 2016	BCD vs FAAR
TILL	Teucrium Agricultural Strategy No K-1 ETF	-9.87%	32.30M	May 2022	BCD vs TILL

Other ETFs from Aberdeen

The 1 most viewed Aberdeen ETFs shown here include AFSC and span 1 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $10M.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AFSC	abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Active ETF	Small Cap Blend Equities	79	25.20%	9.90M	Jun 2004	BCD vs AFSC

Often Compared With BCD

Investors most often compare BCD with PDBC, DBC, VCMDX. These 20 comparison targets span 14 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PDBC	Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strate...	Commodities	72	32.53%	6.40B	Nov 2014	BCD vs PDBC
DBC	Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund	Commodities	71	31.71%	1.70B	Feb 2006	BCD vs DBC
VCMDX	Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares	Commodities	68	18.03%	2.40B	Jun 2019	BCD vs VCMDX
DBA	Invesco DB Agriculture Fund	Agricultural Commodities	34	7.80%	1.21B	Jan 2007	BCD vs DBA
PFFA	Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF	Preferred Stock	29	1.20%	2.45B	May 2018	BCD vs PFFA
COMT	iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF	Commodities	58	31.11%	1.19B	Oct 2014	BCD vs COMT
XYLG	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF	Derivative Income, S&P 500	82	9.01%	64.08M	Sep 2020	BCD vs XYLG
PFXF	VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF	Preferred Stock	28	2.28%	2.41B	Jul 2012	BCD vs PFXF
KCE	SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF	Financials Equities	18	7.80%	455.34M	Nov 2005	BCD vs KCE
PCLIX	PIMCO CommoditiesPLUS Strategy Fund	Commodities	72	34.31%	—	May 2010	BCD vs PCLIX
EIPCX	Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund Class I	Commodities	85	20.06%	—	May 2011	BCD vs EIPCX
FLAU	Franklin FTSE Australia ETF	Australia Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	42	12.85%	176.77M	Nov 2017	BCD vs FLAU
OPER	ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF	Ultrashort Bond	100	2.16%	105.39M	Jul 2018	BCD vs OPER
FXO	First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund	Financials Equities	45	10.50%	1.13B	May 2007	BCD vs FXO
MFUS	PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities, Multi-factor	89	16.05%	290.05M	Aug 2017	BCD vs MFUS
LRGE	ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	16	1.70%	364.94M	May 2017	BCD vs LRGE
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	68	10.16%	1.70T	Sep 2010	BCD vs VOO
QQQ	Invesco QQQ ETF	Nasdaq-100	49	12.26%	452.80B	Mar 1999	BCD vs QQQ
SIVR	abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF	Silver, Precious Metals	36	-18.61%	3.90B	Jul 2009	BCD vs SIVR
CCRV	iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF	Commodities	—	—	27.00M	Sep 2020	BCD vs CCRV

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