State Street SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF offers diversified exposure to U.S. and Canadian energy, metals & mining, and agriculture equities. NANR boasts strong value characteristics and has demonstrated effectiveness as an inflation hedge, notably outperforming in 2022. The ETF has a competitive 0.35% expense ratio, balanced cap exposure, and recent outperformance versus the S&P 500 over 12 months.
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.