Sen. John Boozman Purchases Shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (NASDAQ:FTGC)

Posted by on Apr 16th, 2026

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently bought shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (NASDAQ:FTGC). In a filing disclosed on April 14th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock on March 19th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

  • Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of (NYSE:TPYP) on 3/20/2026.
  • Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYM) on 3/20/2026.
  • Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (BATS:BBEU) on 3/19/2026.
  • Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 3/19/2026.
  • Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) on 3/19/2026.
  • Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) on 3/19/2026.
  • Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) on 3/13/2026.
  • Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 3/5/2026.
  • Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on 2/27/2026.
  • Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) on 2/27/2026.

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund Stock Performance

NASDAQ FTGC traded up $0.19 during trading on Thursday, hitting $28.87. The stock had a trading volume of 124,801 shares, compared to its average volume of 732,644. First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund has a twelve month low of $22.70 and a twelve month high of $29.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $27.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.07.

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th were issued a dividend of $0.4093 per share. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FTGC. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,373,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,902,000 after buying an additional 23,761 shares during the period. Carrera Capital Advisors increased its position in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors now owns 1,071,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,883,000 after purchasing an additional 148,930 shares during the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 978,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,349,000 after purchasing an additional 48,812 shares during the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 944,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,952,000 after purchasing an additional 41,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group grew its stake in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 869,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,203,000 after purchasing an additional 76,281 shares in the last quarter.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund Company Profile

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The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Benchmark for FTGC Fund index. The fund is an actively managed fund that, through a subsidiary, provides broad exposure to commodities through futures contracts. The fund is structured as a 1940 Act open-ended fund. FTGC was launched on Oct 23, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.

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