Description

The Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return 3 Month Forward is engineered to mirror the market performance of a wide-ranging, diversified collection of commodities. This encompasses over twenty distinct commodity contracts, sourced from six principal sectors: Energy, Precious Metals, Industrial Metals, Grains, Softs, and Livestock. Each commodity's weighting within the index is recalibrated annually by Bloomberg, based on its prevailing market liquidity and economic importance. A notable feature of this particular index is its "3 Month Forward" construction. This implies that the index integrates commodity futures contracts whose expiration dates are set three months further into the future compared to those found in the standard Bloomberg Commodity Index. For the year 2021, the target allocations were as follows: Energy 30.0%, Grains 22.7%, Industrial Metals 15.6%, Precious Metals 19.0%, Softs 7.2%, and Livestock 5.6%. Further in-depth information regarding the index's methodology, selection criteria, and weighting rules can be found on Bloomberg's official website: https://www.bloomberg.com.