DJP & DJCI: Similarities & Differences

Discussion in 'ETFs' started by rjinvestr, Jun 21, 2014.

  1. rjinvestr

    rjinvestr

    I was planning to purchase some shares of iPath's DJP ETN to give me some broad commodity exposure in a buy-and-hold position. Then I noticed that the DJCI ETN from UBS tracks the same index and has a lower expense ratio: 0.50% for DJCI vs. 0.75% for DJP.

    Both ETNs have more than adequate AUM & daily volume. The YTD returns for DJP & DJCI are currently 9% and 8.9% respectively.

    Morningstar gives DJCI a 3-star rating and DJP 2 stars. On the surface, DJCI would seem to be a perfectly suitable alternative to DJP: But perhaps there are other factors I should be considering in my comparison before making a choice???

    - RJ