PPI ETF holds 78 real assets stocks with a 0.58% expense ratio and 1.31% yield. Its active management allows sector tilts when inflation data shifts.
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The Astoria Real Assets ETF (PPI) started trading on Dec. 29, 2021, with 78 holdings drawn mostly from common stocks. The fund's trailing 12-month yield stands at 1.31%, and its total expense ratio is 0.58%. PPI targets sectors and assets that historically hold up when consumer-price growth accelerates – commodities, energy infrastructure, real estate, and materials producers.
The portfolio is actively managed, meaning the weighting among those sectors can shift as inflation data evolves. The fund does not rely on a static index; the managers can overweight energy if oil supplies tighten or tilt toward TIPS when real yields fall.
PPI's expense ratio is slightly above the median for real-asset ETFs but reflects the active-management cost. The yield is modest for a fund that owns energy and materials, partly because many holdings are growth-oriented infrastructure companies rather than high-dividend plays.
Since launch, the fund has tracked broad commodity and infrastructure indices closely. The real test comes when inflation runs hot – the kind of environment the fund is designed for. The first quarter of 2022, when CPI hit 8.5%, gave a glimpse: PPI returned roughly 12%, compared with a 5% decline in the S&P 500.
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