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2026 YTD Commodities Surge amid Renewed Inflation
S&P GSCI Outpaced BCOM, Stocks and Bonds We recently published The S&P GSCI: Built for the Cycle, a 10‑year analysis of how broad commodity indices behaved across differing inflation regimes, and why the S&P GSCI’s production‑weighted design historically demonstrated a higher inflation beta than alternatives such as the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM). This blog is…
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Measuring Liquid Commodities through Changing Markets
How does a commodity index track liquid futures while seeking to address inflation and volatility in global markets? Look inside the DJCI 3 Month Forward – Quarterly Reweight, a rules-based index that emphasizes diversification and liquidity through a methodology with four distinct elements.
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A New Take on Commodities: Inside the Dow Jones Commodity Index 3 Month Forward – Quarterly Reweight
In this blog, we introduce the Dow Jones Commodity Index 3 Month Forward – Quarterly Reweight (DJCI 3MQT). Launched in August 2025, the DJCI 3MQT is a variant of the Dow Jones Commodity Index (DJCI). The DJCI 3MQT has historically outperformed the S&P GSCI and the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM): over the 10-year period ending…
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Unlocking Deeper Insights in Private Markets
Meet the Cambridge Associates Private Markets Benchmark Calculator, a new tool designed to help investors make more informed decisions and bring greater clarity and deeper insights to private markets.
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Evaluating Private Markets with Benchmarks
Collectively, private markets make up one of the fastest-growing market segments, but they have historically been characterized by opacity and inaccessibility. This is changing, thanks in part to evolving private market benchmarks that focus on strategy-specific performance. In our first blog, we summarized the performance of a collection of private market benchmarks. In this blog,…
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2023 Performance of Private Markets Benchmarks: A Mixed Bag
In this blog, we summarize annual returns for a collection of private market benchmarks and frame recent performance against that of public market benchmarks.1 Private Equity and Venture Capital Venture Capital faced severe headwinds relative to Private Equity in 2023. Through the first three quarters, Venture Capital funds from the U.S., Europe and Asia/Pacific largely…
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Hot Temperatures and a Hot Start to the Second Half of 2023 for Commodities
The S&P GSCI, the broad commodities benchmark, started the second half of the year in a blistering heat wave and rose 11% on the back of petroleum commodities, which all increased by more than 14% in July. The remaining four sectors within the S&P GSCI also rose during the month, as fears of a recession…
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S&P GSCI Mid-Year Recap and Lithium Added to S&P GSCI Electric Vehicle Metals Index
Surging futures activity on CME Group’s lithium contract allowed for entry into the S&P GSCI Electric Vehicle (EV) Metals Index. This milestone reflects the changing nature of indices to maintain a representative share of the global commodities market. The largest and most recognizable benchmark for commodities, the S&P GSCI, reviews contract eligibility for existing and…
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Hedging Debt Ceiling Drama with the S&P GSCI SOFR and S&P GSCI Gold
The debt ceiling debate in Washington appears to be nearing an end. According to the U.S. Treasury, Congress has “always acted when called upon” and markets will look for them to do so for the 79th time this month. By index rule, all commodities in the S&P GSCI are traded in U.S. dollars, so the…
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Commodities Flat in January After Second-Best Yearly Performance in Two Decades
The 24 individual commodities comprising the S&P GSCI finished the first month of 2023 with divergent performance. This echoed the uncertain path forward regarding inflation expectations. Half outperformed, with industrial metals leading the way, while the other half declined, with natural gas tanking, as European countries filled their tanks to their brims. Gold had one…
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