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WisdomTree Sugar (SUGA.L)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

GB00B15KY658

WKN

A0KRK5

Inception Date

Sep 22, 2006

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Bloomberg Sugar

Domicile

Jersey

Distribution Policy

Accumulating

Asset Class

Commodity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

SUGA.L has an expense ratio of 0.49%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

Performance Chart


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Returns By Period

WisdomTree Sugar (SUGA.L) returned -2.49% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.39% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SUGA.L returned 2.35% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.99%.


SUGA.L

YTD

-2.49%

1M

-0.43%

6M

-10.39%

1Y

2.39%

3Y*

6.31%

5Y*

14.14%

10Y*

2.35%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.92%

1M

4.38%

6M

-1.84%

1Y

12.48%

3Y*

13.05%

5Y*

13.71%

10Y*

10.99%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SUGA.L, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.04%4.41%3.42%-8.09%-0.48%-1.31%-2.49%
202410.06%-4.53%2.58%-10.82%-6.12%9.66%-5.44%4.70%11.46%2.27%-6.85%-8.91%-5.25%
20237.71%-1.09%10.95%22.15%-4.14%-7.28%5.06%5.50%4.31%2.35%-3.58%-15.83%23.23%
2022-4.44%0.55%9.87%-0.90%0.98%-6.07%-4.43%1.72%0.48%1.70%9.66%3.17%11.54%
20213.49%10.47%-11.03%12.96%3.51%1.26%2.36%9.74%-2.88%-3.58%-3.14%0.59%23.41%
20207.72%-2.21%-24.52%-1.96%4.46%8.77%4.77%1.39%-0.34%6.28%2.07%4.81%6.59%
20193.95%0.92%-1.77%-2.21%-3.02%4.43%-4.57%-7.39%3.99%-2.05%3.89%4.20%-0.53%
2018-10.20%0.11%-8.41%-5.97%9.97%-7.17%-13.17%0.29%-1.01%18.63%-4.27%-2.53%-24.60%
20174.07%-4.89%-13.53%-5.12%-6.34%-7.93%6.71%-4.35%-4.71%4.77%3.61%-1.39%-27.09%
2016-13.60%8.54%10.80%1.19%6.19%17.44%-5.36%4.24%11.83%-6.26%-10.09%-0.16%21.73%
2015-0.00%-6.22%-12.35%8.37%-8.01%0.61%-9.02%-3.34%9.55%11.49%2.28%2.99%-6.71%
2014-6.10%12.63%0.14%-4.34%-2.09%-0.31%-8.77%-6.55%-6.90%-4.14%-2.93%-5.66%-31.10%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SUGA.L is 17, meaning it’s performing worse than 83% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SUGA.L is 1717
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SUGA.L is 1919
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SUGA.L is 1717
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SUGA.L is 1616
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SUGA.L is 1515
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SUGA.L is 1616
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for WisdomTree Sugar (SUGA.L) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

WisdomTree Sugar Sharpe ratios as of Jun 3, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.09
  • 5-Year: 0.55
  • 10-Year: 0.09
  • All Time: -0.07

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of WisdomTree Sugar compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History


WisdomTree Sugar doesn't pay dividends

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 WisdomTree Sugar. 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 WisdomTree Sugar was 83.65%, occurring on Apr 28, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current WisdomTree Sugar drawdown is 61.77%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-83.65%Jul 25, 20112196Apr 28, 2020
-54.13%Jan 27, 201070May 7, 2010116Oct 20, 2010186
-47.55%Mar 4, 2008158Oct 24, 2008198Aug 28, 2009356
-35.64%Feb 3, 201164May 9, 201146Jul 13, 2011110
-31.48%Dec 4, 2006122Jun 14, 2007170Feb 14, 2008292
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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