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- abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF (BCI) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment results corresponding to the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return, which comprises 24 futures contracts representing 22 commodities across energy, agriculture, precious metals, industrial metals, and livestock sectors; the fund employs a passive, representative sampling strategy using near-term futures contracts, options on futures, and short-term fixed-income securities such as 3-month Treasury bills for collateral and total return enhancement, while maintaining a K-1 free structure through a Cayman Islands subsidiary to avoid U.S. tax complexities. Core holdings include futures on gold, natural gas, Brent crude, silver, copper, soybeans, WTI crude, corn, primary aluminum, and live cattle, with sector weights typically featuring agriculture at around 28%, energy at 26%, precious metals at 25%, industrial metals at 15%, and livestock at 6%; the ETF targets broad commodities exposure weighted two-thirds by trading volume and one-third by world production, subject to caps limiting single commodity exposure to 15% and sectors to 33%. Launched on March 30, 2017, and domiciled in the United States with headquarters operations aligned to abrdn Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fund trades on NYSE Arca, manages net assets exceeding $1.7 billion, and features a net expense ratio of 0.26% with annual dividend distributions. Recent developments include a manager addition of Rafael Zayas on April 30, 2024, alongside continuing lead manager Austin Wen since 2018, and a prospectus update effective May 1, 2025, restating expenses to reflect waived management fees on the subsidiary; in the broader abrdn ETFs lineup, the firm announced in November 2025 the liquidation of the related abrdn Bloomberg Industrial Metals Strategy K-1 Free ETF (BCIM) to streamline offerings toward higher-demand products, while launching thematic active ETFs like Future Supply Chains and Future Raw Materials UCITS ETFs in May 2025 focused on supply chain reshaping and critical minerals. The ETF serves global investors seeking diversified commodity beta without K-1 forms, with shares bought and sold at market price on the exchange.