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FTGC

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for FTGC (First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund) using the Excess Return MMA* strategy in a Trading context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -22.8% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -59.3%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.3%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 2.4%. The strategy executed 93 total trades.

* Excess Return MMA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility.

FTGC Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR28.59%37.30%9.65%13.21%7.49%8.15%5.32%2.35%
Sharpe Ratio1.722.000.790.790.680.530.520.16
Max Drawdown-9.75%-12.34%-15.41%-22.64%-17.88%-35.91%-22.75%-59.26%
% Time Invested93.7%100.0%84.8%100.0%83.0%100.0%75.6%100.0%
Trades / Year4.00.08.60.08.00.07.60.0

Cumulative Growth Performance

Return Distribution Analysis

Return Distribution

Trade History

This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open or Mark-to-Market exit denotes an active position (either in the primary asset or a cash/yield sleeve) valued at the current price for reporting purposes. Interest entries record yield accrued from cash or cash alternatives (like BIL) during out-of-market defensive periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
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2025-12-24 2026-01-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2025-09-05 2025-12-24 Completed 33.33% $21.41 $22.96 7.22% Signal
2025-09-11 2025-10-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2025-06-24 2025-09-11 Completed 33.33% $20.70 $21.46 3.60% Signal
2025-08-13 2025-09-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2025-06-12 2025-08-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.75% Interest Income
2025-06-24 2025-08-13 Completed 33.33% $20.70 $20.93 1.05% Signal
2025-05-30 2025-06-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
2025-04-09 2025-06-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.87% Interest Income
2025-05-05 2025-06-12 Completed 33.33% $20.31 $20.79 2.29% Signal
2025-05-12 2025-05-30 Completed 33.33% $20.59 $20.07 -2.60% Signal
2025-04-14 2025-05-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
2025-04-10 2025-05-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2025-04-04 2025-04-14 Completed 33.33% $20.12 $20.22 0.45% Signal
2024-11-25 2025-04-10 Completed 33.33% $19.60 $19.73 0.66% Stop
2025-01-13 2025-04-09 Completed 33.33% $20.54 $19.24 -6.35% Stop
2025-03-13 2025-04-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-11-25 2025-03-13 Completed 33.33% $19.60 $20.74 5.81% Signal
2024-12-17 2025-01-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-10-08 2024-12-17 Completed 33.33% $19.68 $19.34 -1.76% Signal
2024-10-31 2024-11-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2024-08-16 2024-11-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.32% Interest Income
2024-10-04 2024-10-31 Completed 33.33% $19.96 $19.35 -3.10% Signal
2024-06-18 2024-10-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.57% Interest Income
2024-09-12 2024-10-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2024-09-04 2024-09-12 Completed 33.33% $18.47 $18.50 0.08% Signal
2024-07-18 2024-09-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.68% Interest Income
2024-01-29 2024-08-16 Completed 33.33% $18.56 $18.60 0.15% Signal
2024-07-12 2024-07-18 Completed 33.33% $19.63 $19.27 -1.88% Signal
2024-06-18 2024-07-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2024-06-03 2024-06-18 Completed 33.33% $19.58 $19.55 -0.17% Signal
2024-01-29 2024-06-18 Completed 33.33% $18.56 $19.55 5.27% Signal
2024-05-09 2024-06-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2024-03-28 2024-05-09 Completed 33.33% $19.13 $19.24 0.54% Signal
2024-03-06 2024-03-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2024-01-29 2024-03-06 Completed 33.33% $18.56 $18.65 0.43% Signal
2023-12-12 2024-01-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.66% Interest Income
2023-11-14 2024-01-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.06% Interest Income
2023-10-20 2024-01-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.43% Interest Income
2023-08-24 2023-12-12 Completed 33.33% $19.00 $17.79 -6.44% Signal
2023-11-06 2023-11-14 Completed 33.33% $19.15 $18.85 -1.59% Signal
2023-10-06 2023-11-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.45% Interest Income
2023-07-20 2023-10-20 Completed 33.33% $19.04 $19.22 0.89% Signal
2023-09-20 2023-10-06 Completed 33.33% $19.50 $18.59 -4.71% Signal
2023-08-28 2023-09-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-06-21 2023-08-28 Completed 33.33% $18.37 $19.33 5.16% Signal
2022-08-11 2023-08-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.05 4.76% Interest Income
2023-03-09 2023-07-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.85% Interest Income
2023-05-09 2023-06-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.60% Interest Income
2023-04-12 2023-05-09 Completed 33.33% $18.69 $18.01 -3.66% Signal
2023-02-21 2023-04-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.66% Interest Income
2023-03-02 2023-03-09 Completed 33.33% $18.57 $18.44 -0.72% Signal
2023-02-07 2023-03-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2023-01-03 2023-02-21 Completed 33.33% $18.93 $18.63 -1.65% Signal
2023-02-02 2023-02-07 Completed 33.33% $18.86 $18.46 -2.20% Signal
2023-01-05 2023-02-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2022-11-21 2023-01-05 Completed 33.33% $18.67 $18.32 -1.92% Signal
2022-12-08 2023-01-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2022-10-21 2022-12-08 Completed 33.33% $18.28 $18.32 0.18% Signal
2022-10-13 2022-11-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.44% Interest Income
2022-09-20 2022-10-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
2022-09-15 2022-10-13 Completed 33.33% $18.74 $18.55 -1.06% Signal
2022-08-08 2022-09-20 Completed 33.33% $18.52 $18.62 0.48% Signal
2022-06-27 2022-09-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.56% Interest Income
2022-07-26 2022-08-11 Completed 33.33% $18.72 $19.29 2.96% Signal
2022-06-29 2022-08-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2022-07-01 2022-07-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.14% Interest Income
2022-04-06 2022-07-01 Completed 33.33% $20.28 $18.91 -6.80% Stop
2022-06-13 2022-06-29 Completed 33.33% $20.88 $19.60 -6.20% Signal
2022-04-04 2022-06-27 Completed 33.33% $20.19 $19.33 -4.32% Stop
2022-05-19 2022-06-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2022-04-04 2022-05-19 Completed 33.33% $20.19 $20.20 -0.02% Signal
2022-03-15 2022-04-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2022-03-11 2022-04-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2022-03-11 2022-04-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2020-06-23 2022-03-15 Completed 33.33% $10.29 $19.08 85.30% Stop
2022-01-24 2022-03-11 Completed 33.33% $16.96 $20.90 23.17% Stop
2021-12-30 2022-03-11 Completed 33.33% $16.31 $20.90 28.01% Stop
2021-12-21 2022-01-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2021-11-17 2021-12-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-06-08 2021-12-21 Completed 33.33% $10.20 $15.79 54.71% Signal
2021-09-17 2021-11-17 Completed 33.33% $15.65 $16.51 5.45% Signal
2021-08-25 2021-09-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-07-28 2021-08-25 Completed 33.33% $15.72 $15.45 -1.76% Signal
2021-07-06 2021-07-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-04-28 2021-07-06 Completed 33.33% $14.75 $15.72 6.49% Signal
2021-04-06 2021-04-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-10-20 2021-04-06 Completed 33.33% $11.44 $13.71 19.76% Signal
2020-09-28 2020-10-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-05-29 2020-09-28 Completed 33.33% $9.80 $11.14 13.63% Signal
2020-02-28 2020-06-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2020-02-04 2020-06-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2020-05-06 2020-05-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-04-21 2020-05-06 Completed 33.33% $9.15 $9.50 3.75% Signal
2020-01-29 2020-04-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2019-11-25 2020-02-28 Completed 33.33% $11.91 $10.93 -8.21% Stop
2019-10-16 2020-02-04 Completed 33.33% $11.91 $11.50 -3.52% Stop
2019-12-23 2020-01-29 Completed 33.33% $12.24 $11.71 -4.40% Signal
2019-11-29 2019-12-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2019-11-07 2019-11-29 Completed 33.33% $12.20 $11.94 -2.13% Signal
2019-06-07 2019-11-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.90% Interest Income
2019-10-16 2019-11-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2019-09-13 2019-10-16 Completed 33.33% $12.00 $11.91 -0.76% Signal
2019-08-26 2019-10-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2019-08-06 2019-09-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.21% Interest Income
2019-07-25 2019-08-26 Completed 33.33% $12.20 $11.62 -4.80% Signal
2019-06-28 2019-08-06 Completed 33.33% $12.15 $11.76 -3.21% Signal
2019-05-09 2019-07-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.47% Interest Income
2019-05-02 2019-06-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2019-04-29 2019-06-07 Completed 33.33% $12.15 $11.70 -3.75% Signal
2019-02-21 2019-05-09 Completed 33.33% $12.34 $11.80 -4.43% Signal
2019-04-09 2019-05-02 Completed 33.33% $12.43 $12.06 -3.04% Signal
2018-07-31 2019-04-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.72% Interest Income
2019-03-18 2019-04-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2019-01-23 2019-03-18 Completed 33.33% $12.10 $12.28 1.46% Signal
2018-11-23 2019-02-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.56% Interest Income
2018-11-01 2019-01-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.51% Interest Income
2018-10-19 2018-11-23 Completed 33.33% $12.91 $12.12 -6.21% Signal
2018-09-28 2018-11-01 Completed 33.33% $12.78 $12.56 -1.72% Signal
2018-07-06 2018-10-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.62% Interest Income
2018-06-18 2018-09-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.58% Interest Income
2017-07-05 2018-07-31 Completed 33.33% $12.51 $12.99 3.82% Signal
2018-04-20 2018-07-06 Completed 33.33% $13.79 $13.14 -4.78% Signal
2018-04-23 2018-06-18 Completed 33.33% $13.70 $13.49 -1.56% Signal
2018-03-29 2018-04-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2018-03-26 2018-04-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2018-03-09 2018-03-29 Completed 33.33% $13.44 $13.40 -0.29% Signal
2018-02-09 2018-03-26 Completed 33.33% $13.11 $13.49 2.86% Signal
2018-02-14 2018-03-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2018-01-02 2018-02-14 Completed 33.33% $13.42 $13.18 -1.83% Signal
2018-01-18 2018-02-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2017-07-05 2018-01-18 Completed 33.33% $12.51 $13.49 7.84% Signal
2017-12-07 2018-01-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2017-10-30 2017-12-07 Completed 33.33% $13.14 $12.77 -2.82% Signal
2017-10-06 2017-10-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2017-09-25 2017-10-06 Completed 33.33% $12.86 $12.76 -0.84% Signal
2017-08-31 2017-09-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2017-07-18 2017-08-31 Completed 33.33% $12.67 $12.83 1.21% Signal
2017-06-14 2017-07-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2017-04-19 2017-07-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
2017-03-15 2017-07-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2017-06-01 2017-06-14 Completed 33.33% $12.75 $12.51 -1.95% Signal
2017-05-01 2017-06-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2017-04-13 2017-05-01 Completed 33.33% $13.01 $12.83 -1.46% Signal
2017-02-24 2017-04-19 Completed 33.33% $13.22 $12.97 -1.93% Signal
2017-02-21 2017-04-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2017-01-06 2017-03-15 Completed 33.33% $13.02 $12.78 -1.91% Signal
2016-10-07 2017-02-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2017-01-31 2017-02-21 Completed 33.33% $13.22 $13.27 0.28% Signal
2017-01-06 2017-01-31 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2016-12-12 2017-01-06 Completed 33.33% $13.28 $13.02 -2.00% Signal
2016-08-19 2017-01-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2016-11-17 2016-12-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2016-11-10 2016-11-17 Completed 33.33% $13.09 $12.95 -1.12% Signal
2016-09-12 2016-11-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2016-05-10 2016-10-07 Completed 33.33% $13.29 $13.09 -1.54% Signal
2016-08-23 2016-09-12 Completed 33.33% $13.58 $13.20 -2.84% Signal
2016-07-25 2016-08-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-03-17 2016-08-19 Completed 33.33% $13.22 $13.65 3.23% Signal
2016-05-06 2016-07-25 Completed 33.33% $13.32 $13.37 0.29% Signal
2014-08-05 2016-05-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2016-04-14 2016-05-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2016-03-23 2016-04-14 Completed 33.33% $13.04 $12.97 -0.59% Signal
2016-03-01 2016-03-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-07-09 2016-03-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2016-02-26 2016-03-01 Completed 33.33% $12.57 $12.58 0.00% Signal
2015-11-06 2016-02-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2015-09-30 2015-11-06 Completed 33.33% $14.17 $13.76 -2.89% Signal
2015-06-10 2015-09-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2015-05-19 2015-07-09 Completed 33.33% $16.54 $15.34 -7.31% Signal
2015-05-01 2015-06-10 Completed 33.33% $15.94 $16.09 0.87% Signal
2014-06-11 2015-05-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-03-11 2015-05-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-02-27 2015-03-11 Completed 33.33% $16.02 $15.72 -1.92% Signal
2014-07-17 2015-02-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2014-05-01 2014-08-05 Completed 33.33% $22.05 $20.48 -7.14% Signal
2014-06-23 2014-07-17 Completed 33.33% $21.82 $20.73 -5.02% Signal
2014-05-22 2014-06-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-05-01 2014-06-11 Completed 33.33% $22.05 $21.26 -3.64% Signal
2014-05-01 2014-05-22 Completed 33.33% $22.05 $21.79 -1.21% Signal
2014-04-29 2014-05-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-04-29 2014-05-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-04-29 2014-05-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income