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PowerShare DB Agriculture E.T.F. (DBA-N) presents a volatile investment opportunity due to its diverse holdings in commodities like cocoa, sugar, and soybeans. This volatility is further exacerbated by a significant allocation to short-term US treasuries. Despite these fluctuations, the agricultural sector is experiencing a seasonal uptick, making now an opportune time for investment. Additionally, long-term demographic trends, such as a growing global population and an increasing shift toward healthier diets and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investing practices, provide a strong tailwind for the agriculture sector. The recommendation suggests a buy for potential short-term trading gains, acknowledging both the risk and reward associated with its inherent volatility.
Appropriate to hold in an RRSP? He generally likes agricultural ETF’s, and this would be appropriate for an RRSP with the caveat that it should be in some reasonable portion such as 10% or 15%. (See Top Picks.)
Are futures ETF’s suitable for RRSP holding? This one is not like an agricultural ETF that has a seed companies, etc. but this is straight futures. Anything this speculative doesn’t really belong in an RRSP. You are truly speculating with this one. Because of the resets on these futures based ETF’s, they don’t quite carry out what you think is going to happen. Very expensive from the point of MER, and the tracking error is extremely high. If you want to be in a futures market, do it directly, not through an ETF.
Only trouble with this is that it is a basket of Futures so you have the risk and volatility of futures and all the things that are inherently characteristic of futures. Thinks this would be more for a short-term trading strategy of several weeks to a few months.
PowerShare DB Agriculture E.T.F. is a American stock, trading under the symbol DBA-N on the NYSE Arca (DBA). It is usually referred to as AMEX:DBA or DBA-N
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On 2025-02-11, PowerShare DB Agriculture E.T.F. (DBA-N) stock closed at a price of $27.89.
A volatile chart given its volatile holdings of cocoa, sugar, soy beans, etc. and a big position in short-term US treasuries. Agriculture is seasonally strong now. Long-term, the human population keeps growing, which is a tailwind and shift to healthier diets and ESG investing. Buy this, then sell as a trade.