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

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently sold shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (NASDAQ:FTGC). In a filing disclosed on July 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock on June 25th.

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

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 6/25/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:IGV) on 6/25/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of (NYSE:TPYP) on 6/25/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) on 6/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) on 6/12/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 6/4/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) on 6/4/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares CMBS ETF (NYSEARCA:CMBS) on 5/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) on 5/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGZ) on 5/27/2026.

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund Price Performance

Shares of FTGC stock traded up $0.33 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $28.83. 409,588 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 793,473. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.22. First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund has a 12-month low of $22.70 and a 12-month high of $30.65.

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a dividend of $0.1691 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 1,207.2% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,678 shares during the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 99.9% in the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,116 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 59.2% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $73,000.

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

About First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

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.