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United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund, LP

UNL
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Nov 18, 2009
Expense Ratio
0.9%
Type
Global Commodities & Metals
Fund Owner
United States Commodity Funds
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$157,479
AUM
$16,696,233
Associated Index
Natural Gas - NYMEX traded next 12 months average futures contracts
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

MORGAN STANLEY LIQ GOVT INST 8302
71.14%
US DOLLARS
25.9%
BNY CASH RESERVE
2.96%
Derivatives offset
-86.81%

What is UNL?

The investment objective of UNL is to have the changes in percentage terms of the units net asset value reflect the changes in percentage terms of the spot price of natural gas delivered at the Henry Hub Louisiana as measured by the changes in the average of the prices of 12 futures contracts on natural gas traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange consisting of the near month contact to expire and the contracts for the following eleven months for a total of 12 consecutive months contracts except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire and the contracts for the following eleven consecutive months less UNLs expenses.

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UNL
Performance Measures**

for the time period Nov 18, 2009 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 5.6%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 11.8%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -88.0%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 30.7%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: -0.19

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: -0.11

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toUNL

ETFs correlated to UNL include BOIL, UNG, DJP

UNL
United States Commodity Funds LLC - United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund
BOIL
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas 2x Shares
UNG
United States Commodity Funds LLC - United States Natural Gas Fund
DJP
Barclays Bank PLC - iPath Bloomberg Commodity Total Return ETN
BCI
abrdn ETF - abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF
BCD
abrdn ETF - abrdn Bloomberg All Comm Longer Dt Strategy K-1 Free ETF
FXN
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FCG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Natural Gas ETF
FTGC
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
GUSH
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares
XOP
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration and Production ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toUNL

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Category

Trend-following, RSI momentum, volatility hedging, leveraged ETFs, inverse ETFs, managed futures (KMLM), bonds/cash, tech/semis/small-cap/biotech, risk-on/off

OOS Cumulative Return

94.76%

Newish Short End Bond Symphony

Category

Macro regime rotation, Rates-sensitive, Risk-on/off, Tactical ETFs, Momentum & volatility, Inflation hedging

OOS Cumulative Return

45.1%

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FAQ

UNL is a Global Commodities & Metals ETF. The investment objective of UNL is to have the changes in percentage terms of the units net asset value reflect the changes in percentage terms of the spot price of natural gas delivered at the Henry Hub Louisiana as measured by the changes in the average of the prices of 12 futures contracts on natural gas traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange consisting of the near month contact to expire and the contracts for the following eleven months for a total of 12 consecutive months contracts except when the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire and the contracts for the following eleven consecutive months less UNLs expenses.

UNL tracks the Natural Gas - NYMEX traded next 12 months average futures contracts.

No, UNL is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, UNL is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on UNL is -0.0321%. This is the percent change in the value of UNL over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on UNL is -0.0674%. This is the percent change in the value of UNL over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of UNL for the past year is 0.4128%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to UNL include DBE, USOI, and BNO.

ETFs correlated to UNL include BOIL, UNG, and DJP.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to UNL include KOLD, DRIP, and OILD.

Disclaimers

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