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Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund is the benchmark broad commodities ETF, holding futures across energy, agriculture, industrial metals, and precious metals — providing the most direct portfolio hedge against the inflationary pressures that are central to the Energy Macro thesis. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF Monitor
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iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF provides diversified exposure to the world's largest mining companies across iron ore, copper, gold, and industrial metals — the broadest single-fund allocation to the global metals supply chain that underpins industrial civilization. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF
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VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF provides exposure to the critical minerals that China dominates and the West desperately needs — rare earths, lithium, cobalt, and other strategic metals essential for defense, semiconductors, and clean energy technology. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF Monitor research. For our complete
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Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF captures the entire lithium battery value chain from mining to cell manufacturing to EV production, providing exposure to the critical material powering the electric vehicle revolution and grid-scale energy storage buildout. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF Monitor research. For
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United States Copper Index Fund provides direct copper commodity exposure through futures contracts, offering a purer price tracking vehicle than mining equities but with the same contango roll cost challenges that plague USO and UNG over long holding periods. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF Monitor research.
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Global X Copper Miners ETF provides direct equity exposure to copper production companies worldwide, capturing the electrification supercycle where every EV, solar panel, wind turbine, and data center requires massive amounts of copper — a metal facing a structural supply deficit through the 2030s. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’
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iShares U.S. Utilities ETF rounds out the utility ETF trio alongside XLU and VPU, offering iShares-platform convenience and a slightly different index methodology for investors who prefer BlackRock's ecosystem for utility sector allocation. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF Monitor research. For our complete
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Vanguard Utilities ETF holds 65+ utility stocks at Vanguard's low 0.10% expense ratio, offering broader and more diversified utility sector exposure than XLU with additional small and mid-cap utility holdings that capture regional grid operators and smaller power companies. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s
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Utilities Select Sector SPDR is the benchmark U.S. utilities ETF at just 0.09% expense ratio, holding the S&P 500's regulated power companies — a defensive income allocation that has transformed into a growth play as data center power demand and grid modernization drive unprecedented capital
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FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure ETF provides global infrastructure exposure spanning utilities, transportation, and energy across developed and emerging markets — the only infrastructure ETF in the Energy Macro framework with significant international diversification. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF Monitor research. For our complete infrastructure income framework,
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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETF targets the companies modernizing the electrical grid — smart meters, grid-scale batteries, power electronics, and energy management systems — capturing the technology layer of the grid rebuild that enables renewable integration and EV charging. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF
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iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF provides broad domestic infrastructure exposure across utilities, transportation, and energy infrastructure companies, offering a more diversified and defensive alternative to PAVE with higher income from utility and MLP holdings. This analysis is part of Energy Macro’s ETF Monitor research. For our complete infrastructure income