Investor Solutions & Structured Products

RBC Capital Markets offers custom strategy and bespoke investor products across the complete commodity spectrum. Our solutions and structured products meet the needs of sophisticated institutional investors that are seeking exposure to commodity markets through a highly rated counterparty.

Benchmarks

We offer the following benchmark commodity indices in the form of swaps or notes:

  • S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index®
  • Credit Suisse Commodity Benchmark
  • Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM

These indices include sub-indices, sub-components and forward indices in Energy, Metals and Agriculture (grains, softs, livestock).


Bespoke

Custom solutions may be structured to client needs:

  • Rolling enhancements
  • Dynamic strategies
  • Bespoke weightings
  • Deferred contracts
  • Commodity baskets
  • Alpha strategies
Strategy Name Asset Class Sector Risk Class Strategy Ticker Return Currency Strategy Level 1D % chg 1M % chg YTD % chg 1Y % chg
RBC Commodity Strategy – Dynamic DC01 Commodities Broad Enhanced Beta Dynamic RBCADC01 Excess Return USD          
RBC Commodity Strategy – DC03 ER Commodities Broad Beta Passive RBCADC03 Excess Return USD          
RBC Commodity Strategy – EC01 ER Commodities Broad Beta Passive RBCAEC01 Excess Return USD          
RBC Commodity Strategy – Dynamic Roll Spread D1E0 Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCAD1E0 Excess Return USD          
RBC Commodity Strategy – Broad-Basket Scarcity Allocator Long/Short Alpha F3 Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCABAE3 Excess Return USD          
Royal Bank of Canada RBCSCCX1 Index Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCSCCX1 Excess Return USD          
Royal Bank of Canada RBCACOT7 Index Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCACOT7 Excess Return USD          
Royal Bank of Canada RBCACOT8 Index Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCACOT8 Excess Return USD          
Royal Bank of Canada RBCAMA04 Index Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCAMA04 Excess Return USD          
Royal Bank of Canada RBCAMSC4 Index Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCAMSC4 Excess Return USD          
Royal Bank of Canada RBCSVB2 Index Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCSVB2 Excess Return USD          
Royal Bank of Canada RBCSPVRU Index Commodities Broad Alpha Dynamic RBCSPVRU Excess Return USD          

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