NANR: A Proven Inflation Hedge

Fred Piard Investing Group Leader Follow Summary 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. While NANR is well-suited for mitigating inflation and tech sector risk, CCNR presents a compelling global alternative with higher recent returns and similar fees. Quantitative Risk & Value members get exclusive access to our real-world portfolio. See all our investments here » wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images NANR Strategy The State Street SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF ( NANR ) was launched on 12/15/2015 and tracks the S&P BMI North American Natural Resources Index. NANR has a portfolio of 212 stocks, a trailing 12-month yield of 1.76%, and a This article was written by Fred Piard 16.45K Followers Follow Fred Piard, PhD. is a quantitative analyst and IT professional with over 30 years of experience working in technology. He is the author of three books and has been investing in data-driven systematic strategies since 2010. Fred runs the investing group Quantitative Risk & Value where he shares a portfolio invested in quality dividend stocks, and companies at the forefront of tech innovation. Fred also supplies market risk indicators, a real estate strategy, a bond strategy, and an income strategy in closed-end funds. Learn more. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of RISR, PFIX either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.