State Street SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF

NANR

Market cap $937M

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The article discusses the potential impact of China's economic acceleration on commodities and suggests that funds like NANR can be a hedge and benefit from cost-push inflation. NANR is an ETF that tracks the S&P North American Natural Resources Index and provides exposure to US and Canadian companies in the natural resources and commodities sectors. The fund has a concentrated portfolio with solid valuations and has outperformed other natural resources ETFs. It offers a less volatile way to invest in the sector.

Inflation is reaccelerating. The SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF's portfolio of resource equities should serve as a hedge against such inflation. The Fund's management fee is competitive and the fund pays a quarterly dividend.