Eaton Vance Monthly Market Monitor Alternative Markets
Commodities Return Analysis (%)
Commodities have experienced mostly negative performance year-to-date
Higher
Lower
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
YTD 1/15
Energy 42.16
Industrial Metals 72.35
Grains 42.07
Precious Metals -4.06
Industrial Metals 79.98
Softs 59.90
Precious Metals 4.56
Grains 18.25
Energy 5.20
Livestock 11.56
Precious Metals 8.45
Industrial Metals 33.47
Precious Metals 27.11
Agriculture 29.89
Grains -26.32
Softs 44.24
Precious Metals 42.66
Livestock -2.30
Precious Metals 6.29
Livestock -3.54
Precious Metals -6.71
Softs 0.63
Commodity 21.36
Grains 23.61
Precious Metals 25.96
Agriculture -27.47
Precious Metals 29.20
Agriculture 38.49
Commodity -13.32
Agriculture 3.98
Commodity -9.52
Industrial Metals -6.87
Commodity -3.34
Precious Metals 20.44
Agriculture 14.25
Energy 20.69
Livestock -28.41
Commodity 18.91
Grains 30.28
Softs -13.97
Industrial Metals 0.67
Industrial Metals -13.63
Agriculture -9.22
Industrial Metals -5.36
Softs 9.31
Commodity 2.07
Commodity 16.23
Softs -28.43
Agriculture 13.72
Commodity 16.83
Agriculture -14.35
Commodity -1.06
Agriculture -14.28
Grains -9.37
Agriculture -5.73
Agriculture 1.08
Livestock -6.12
Softs -3.45
Commodity -35.65
Grains -1.65
Industrial Metals 16.24
Grains -14.41
Livestock -3.54
Softs -16.86
Softs -10.10
Energy -6.74
Livestock -0.26
Softs -11.97
Industrial Metals -9.86
Energy -47.33
Energy -5.30
Livestock 9.27
Energy -15.97
Energy -9.36
Grains -16.90
Commodity -17.01
Livestock -8.52
Grains -3.32
Energy -41.41
Livestock -10.67
Industrial Metals -48.27
Livestock -15.07
Energy -10.55
Industrial Metals -24.23
Softs -22.39
Precious Metals -30.80
Energy -39.34
Grains -8.73
Source: Morningstar as of 1/31/15
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Data provided is for informational use only. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. See end of report for important additional information. Commodity represented by Bloomberg Commodity Index. Agriculture represented by Bloomberg Agriculture Subindex. Energy represented by Bloomberg Energy Subindex. Grains represented by Bloomberg Grains Subindex. Industrial Metals represented by Bloomberg Industrial Metals Subindex. Livestock represented by Bloomberg Livestock Subindex. Precious Metals represented by Bloomberg Precious Metals Subindex. Softs represented by Bloomberg Softs Subindex.