As he prepares to return to academia, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler – who believes that the American public should be protected from excessive speculation – will be able to appoint Harris’ successor. [The commodity regulators are making forward progress.]
For the time being, UNG and other commodity-focused ETFs have come up with ways to get around the scrutiny by restructuring the ETFs while still ensuring the funds stick close to their goals.
Investors skittish about the upcoming regulations may want to examine commodity ETFs that hold equities, such as the First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas (NYSEArca: FCG), which doesn’t hold futures or swaps. FCG is up 15.4% in the last month, while UNG is up 23.2% in the last month.
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