iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG)
GSG is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the S&P GSCI Total Return Index. GSG launched on Jul 21, 2006 and has a 0.75% expense ratio.
ETF Info
US46428R1077
46428R107
Jul 21, 2006
1x
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
Expense Ratio
GSG has an expense ratio of 0.75%, placing it in the medium range.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
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Returns By Period
iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) returned -1.38% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.81% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, GSG returned -0.10% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.79%.
GSG
-1.38%
1.95%
3.17%
-2.81%
18.66%
-0.10%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.60%
9.64%
-0.54%
11.47%
15.67%
10.79%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of GSG, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.45% | -1.47% | 2.61% | -8.87% | 3.47% | -1.38% | |||||||
| 2024 | 4.39% | 0.86% | 4.45% | 0.95% | -1.44% | 0.91% | -2.89% | -2.19% | -0.19% | 1.43% | -0.75% | 2.98% | 8.52% |
| 2023 | -0.09% | -4.24% | -0.94% | -1.04% | -6.23% | 4.39% | 10.83% | 0.46% | 3.73% | -3.91% | -4.39% | -3.00% | -5.51% |
| 2022 | 11.75% | 8.84% | 8.84% | 4.55% | 5.74% | -7.75% | -0.74% | -2.97% | -7.51% | 6.17% | -1.19% | -1.67% | 24.08% |
| 2021 | 4.70% | 10.30% | -1.90% | 8.09% | 2.38% | 4.08% | 1.31% | -2.39% | 5.97% | 5.87% | -10.59% | 7.21% | 38.77% |
| 2020 | -10.61% | -7.80% | -30.39% | -8.82% | 15.80% | 5.60% | 3.66% | 4.65% | -4.44% | -3.44% | 12.24% | 5.84% | -23.94% |
| 2019 | 8.35% | 3.49% | 1.46% | 2.76% | -8.42% | 4.26% | -0.45% | -4.88% | 1.55% | 0.80% | 0.40% | 6.43% | 15.62% |
| 2018 | 3.75% | -3.67% | 2.34% | 4.62% | 1.55% | 1.24% | -3.63% | 1.04% | 3.84% | -6.18% | -11.07% | -7.21% | -13.88% |
| 2017 | -1.53% | 0.13% | -4.08% | -2.63% | -1.18% | -1.68% | 4.21% | -1.03% | 3.04% | 3.89% | 1.29% | 3.83% | 3.89% |
| 2016 | -5.27% | -2.08% | 4.47% | 10.37% | 1.31% | 0.65% | -10.05% | 2.01% | 4.07% | -1.75% | 2.47% | 5.03% | 10.12% |
| 2015 | -8.71% | 5.94% | -6.56% | 10.92% | -2.17% | -0.24% | -14.16% | 0.28% | -6.00% | -0.06% | -9.14% | -8.25% | -34.06% |
| 2014 | -2.21% | 4.80% | -0.06% | 1.00% | -0.51% | 2.38% | -5.66% | -1.56% | -6.06% | -5.95% | -10.10% | -13.75% | -32.96% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of GSG is 11, meaning it’s performing worse than 89% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust was 89.62%, occurring on Apr 28, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust drawdown is 71.89%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -89.62% | Jul 3, 2008 | 2975 | Apr 28, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -30.43% | Aug 3, 2006 | 115 | Jan 18, 2007 | 201 | Nov 2, 2007 | 316 |
| -9.48% | Mar 14, 2008 | 4 | Mar 19, 2008 | 18 | Apr 15, 2008 | 22 |
| -8.78% | Jan 4, 2008 | 13 | Jan 23, 2008 | 16 | Feb 14, 2008 | 29 |
| -7.74% | Nov 21, 2007 | 9 | Dec 4, 2007 | 15 | Dec 26, 2007 | 24 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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