{"id":10807,"date":"2020-10-29T16:12:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T20:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/press\/bloomberg-commodity-index-2021-target-weights-announced\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T22:52:36","slug":"bloomberg-commodity-index-2021-target-weights-announced","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/press\/bloomberg-commodity-index-2021-target-weights-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg Commodity Index  2021 Target Weights Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='bbg-row bbg-bg--white ' data-anchor='row-6a00e3e2e248b'>\n  \n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"bbg-row--content\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='bbg-column bbg-column--width-8 bbg-column--offset-2'>\n\t<div class='bb-wysiwyg'>\n    \n    <p>New York \u2013 Bloomberg announced today the 2021 target weights and composition for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergindices.com\/bloomberg-commodity-index-family\/\">Bloomberg Commodity Index<\/a>\u00a0(\u201cBCOM\u201d). Launched in 1998, with historical information dating back to 1960, BCOM is a widely tracked benchmark for the commodities market. Composed of 23 exchange-traded contracts on physical commodities, the 2021 target weights become effective January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no commodity additions or deletions to BCOM in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Since inception of the benchmark, Precious Metals and Gold target weights have never been higher. The Precious Metals group increased by 1.6% to 19%, of which Gold increased to 14.6%. Industrial Metals dipped below 16% for the first time in the benchmark\u2019s history. Driven by volume within the Energy group, the spread between WTI and Brent Crude Oil\u2019s weight continued to widen, to the highest level since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, BCOM target weights will see increases in Energy, Grains, Softs, and Precious Metals, and decreases with Industrial Metals and Livestock. Target weights of all BCOM components for 2021, as well as their comparative weights in 2020, are listed below:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10811\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/company\/sites\/51\/2020\/10\/BCOM-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"712\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Target weights are determined in accordance with the rules described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/data.bloomberglp.com\/professional\/sites\/10\/BCOM-Methodology.pdf\">BCOM methodology<\/a>. The index rules account for liquidity and production data in a 2:1 ratio and subject to the following requirements for diversification and minimum weights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No group may constitute over 33% weight;<\/li>\n<li>No single commodity, together with its derivatives, may constitute over 25% weight;<\/li>\n<li>No single commodity may constitute over 15% weight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information and licensing opportunities, please contact<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:commodities@bloombergindices.com\">commodities@bloombergindices.com<\/a> or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergindices.com\/\">bloombergindices.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg terminal users can visit IN &lt;GO&gt; and INP &lt;GO&gt; on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/\">Bloomberg Terminal<\/a>\u00a0for index performance and documentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Bloomberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company\u2019s strength \u2013 delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately \u2013 is at the core of the Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg\u2019s enterprise solutions build on the company\u2019s core strength: leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloomberg Media Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US, Liidia Liuksila, +1-212-617-5424, <a href=\"mailto:lliuksila@bloomberg.net\">lliuksila@bloomberg.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asia, Grace Ngoh, +65-62313690, gngoh2@bloomberg.net<\/p>\n<p>EMEA, Anna Schoeffler, +44 20 3525 0776, <a href=\"mailto:aschoeffler1@bloomberg.net\">aschoeffler1@bloomberg.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LATAM, Pam Snook, +212-617-7652, <a href=\"mailto:pamsnook@bloomberg.net\">pamsnook@bloomberg.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York \u2013 Bloomberg announced today the 2021 target weights and composition for the Bloomberg Commodity Index\u00a0(\u201cBCOM\u201d). Launched in 1998, with historical information dating back to 1960, BCOM is a widely tracked benchmark for the commodities market. Composed of 23 exchange-traded contracts on physical commodities, the 2021 target weights become effective January 2021. 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