More than a few asset classes turned in impressive performances in March. Particularly boffo were commodities and some of the corresponding exchange-traded products. While the likes of the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) and the United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO) often garner the bulk of the attention among commodities ETFs, more diversified options were solid last month as well.
For example, the PowerShares DB Com Indx Trckng Fund(ETF) (NYSE: DBC) gained more than 4 percent last month. That futures-based ETFs follows the DBIQ Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Index, granting investors exposure to an array of commodities from gold and silver to corn and oil.
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