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

Key Points

• Sen. John Boozman disclosed on April 14 that he purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) shares on March 19, 2026.
• FTGC recently paid a quarterly dividend of $0.4093 per share (record/ex-dividend date March 26; paid March 31), an annualized $1.64 implying a ~5.7% yield, with shares trading around $28.61 and a 12‑month range of $22.70–$29.02.

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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FTGC opened at $28.61 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $26.99 and a 200-day moving average of $26.05. First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund has a 12 month low of $22.70 and a 12 month high of $29.02.

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 99,294 shares of the company's stock worth $2,572,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Northwest Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Northwest Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,272 shares of the company's stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 533 shares in the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 20,043 shares of the company's stock worth $466,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares during the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC grew its position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 7.0% in the third quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,480 shares of the company's stock worth $246,000 after acquiring an additional 624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 80,163 shares of the company's stock worth $1,862,000 after acquiring an additional 645 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

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.