An ETF To “Beef Up” Your Portfolio

Commodity ETFs have become tremendously popular in recent years, offering exposure to an asset class that has historically been difficult to access in a cost-efficient manner. While investors seeking to add non-correlated assets to a traditional stock-and-bond portfolio generally gravitate towards funds comprised of a basket of different commodities, a number of more targeted commodity products present an opportunity bet on changes in prices of individual resources–everything from coffee and cocoa to tin and lead. Most of these ETFs can be rather volatile, leading many to shy away. But commodity ETFs can be used to take advantage of some of markets that some believe hold tremendous short-term promise [see also Closer Look At The “Contango Killer” Commodity ETF]. One interesting investable asset is cattle–or more appropriately, cattle futures. Cattle spiked in August, closing close to record highs before retreating somewhat in recent sessions. The rise of this particular commodity’s price has [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories: Livestock Funds ‘Slaughtering’ Other Agricultural Commodity ETFs Ultimate Guide To Agricultural ETFs: Agriculture ETF Investing 101 What’s Mark Cuban’s Beef With ETFs?