Take a look at Agriculture ETFs for your portfolio

When you review your portfolio holdings, now that it\’s the new year, one area you need to consider is commodities. That\’s because commodities are not linked to bonds or stocks. They tend to move independently then many other asset classes.

There are multiple ways to invest in commodities, but the best way to invest in commodities is by using an Exchange Trading Fund (ETF). The commodity ETFs below are a good starting place for you to review your investments.

DBA – PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund. A rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most liquid and widely traded agricultural commodities. The Index is intended to reflect the performance of the agricultural sector. Expense Ratio: 0.75% Market Cap: $2,066 M Top Holdings: Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa, Live Cattle, Corn, Soybean, Lean Hogs, Wheat, Cattle Feed.

BAL – iPath Dow Jones-AIG Cotton Total Return Sub-index ETN. A single-commodity sub-index currently consisting of one futures contract on the commodity of cotton. Expense Ratio: 0.75% Market Cap: $44 M. Top Holdings: Cotton.

JJS – iPath Dow Jones-AIG Softs Total Return Sub-Index ETN. A multiple-commodity sub-index consisting of the contracts included in the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return related to soft products. Contracts for three commodities are currently included in the Dow Jones-UBS Softs Subindex. Expense Ratio: 0.75% Market Cap: $21 M Top Holdings: Sugar (41%), Coffee (38%), Cotton (21%).

WEET – iPath Pure Beta Grains. The index is comprised of a basket of exchange traded futures contracts, and uses an allocation methodology designed to mitigate the effects of certain distortions in the commodity markets on such returns. Expense Ratio: 0.75% Market Cap: $2 M Top Holdings: Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Soybean Oil, Soybean Meal, Kansas Wheat.

DIRT – iPath Pure Beta Agriculture. The index is comprised of a basket of exchange traded futures contracts, and uses an allocation methodology designed to mitigate the effects of certain distortions in the commodity markets on such returns. Expense Ratio: 0.75% Market Cap: $2 M Top Holdings:Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Soybean Meal, Coffee, Kansas Wheat, Cotton.

Investing in agriculture ETFs can be vexing, but our site should help you figure it out.