About GCCTX
The Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund Investor Class is an open-end mutual fund designed to provide long-term total return by maintaining significant economic exposure to global commodities markets. Its primary function is to offer investors diversified access to a broad basket of commodities, which may include grains, minerals, metals, livestock, energy products, and agricultural goods. The fund achieves this exposure mainly through investments in commodity-linked derivative instruments and by allocating assets to a wholly owned Cayman Islands subsidiary, which facilitates efficient access to various commodities markets and related instruments.
A notable feature of this fund is its emphasis on diversification, which aims to reduce risk through exposure to multiple commodity sectors rather than concentrating holdings in a single area. The fund typically allocates a large portion of its assets to U.S. Treasury bills and cash equivalents, providing liquidity and risk management, alongside its core commodity holdings.
Within the financial market, the fund serves as a potential hedge against inflation and as a portfolio diversifier, given commodities’ historically low correlation to traditional equity and fixed-income investments. Its role is particularly significant for investors seeking to balance portfolio risk or gain tactical exposure to commodity price trends.
Fund Family Goldman Sachs
Category Commodities Broad Basket
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GCCTX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Bloomberg Commodity TR
GCCTX had a total return of 12.52% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 9.46%.
