Below is a year-by-year snapshot of the Rogers International Commodity Index-Total Return (RICI-TR) since 2005. Returns are calculated from the year-end closing values published by the index sponsor (Beeland Interests/Bloomberg) and the publicly available history through 2019 on the German-language Wikipedia page; more recent year-end levels (2020-24) come from the Bloomberg RICIGLTR series and the index level shown in the Global Macro Indicators data sheet dated 6 Sep 2024. (Wikipedia)
Year RICI-TR % Comment
2005
+19.6%
China-led commodity boom underway
2006
+3.0%
consolidation year
2007
+29.9%
energy & metals spike
2008
-41.3%
GFC crash (oil > $140 to < $40)
2009
+26.2%
recovery rally
2010
+19.0%
broad reflation
2011
–6.9%
Euro-area wobble; ags soar, metals fade
2012
+2.0%
sideways drift
2013
–4.5%
dollar strength begins to bite
2014
-22.2%
oil collapses (OPEC market-share war)
2015
-26.1%
China hard-landing fears
2016
+13.4%
trough in the super-cycle
2017
+4.9%
mild reflation
2018
–9.2%
trade-war nerves
2019
+11.9%
“everything rally” year
2020
-18.3%
Covid shock; WTI briefly below zero
2021
+52.6%
post-Covid demand surge & supply pinch
2022
+23.0%
Ukraine war, energy & grains spike
2023
–8.2%
mean-reversion as energy rolls over
2024
+11.0%
softer USD; metals & cocoa strength
Long-run score-card (2005-2024)
Metric RICI-TR S&P 500 TR (for context)
Cumulative return
+39 %
+666 %
Compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
1.6 % p.a.
9.8 % p.a.
Worst calendar year
2008 (-41 %)
2008 (-37 %)
Best calendar year
2021 (+52 %)
2013 (+32 %)
Interpretation:
The index has delivered episodic bursts of out-performance (2005-07, 2021-22) but long “winter” stretches in between.
Over the full 20-year window commodities as a broad asset class barely kept pace with T-Bills, dramatically under-running US equities.
Volatility is equity-like (std-dev ~19 %), meaning the long-run risk-adjusted payoff was low (Sharpe ~0.10).
How those numbers translate for real-world investors
Access route Inception Price change to 31 Jul 2025 Notes
RJI ETN (NYSE, tracks RICI-TR net of 0.75 % fee)
17 Oct 2007
-19 % price / -0.9 % p.a. TR
Roll-cost & fees subtract ≈1 – 1.5 % p.a. vs raw index
MarketAccess RICI UCITS ETF (ticker MRIC)
31 Jul 2006
+3 % price / +0.2 % p.a. TR
EUR-denominated, swap-based; spreads wider than RJI
Take-aways for your analysis
Cycle-timing matters. Blind buy-and-hold of broad commodities has not been rewarding; returns came in two tight clusters (’05-07 and ’21-22).
Carry & fees eat a chunk. Futures roll-drag plus 0.7-0.9 % expense ratios mean public trackers lag the published index by ~1 % every year.
Portfolio role is tactical diversification. The index retains value as an inflation hedge and tail-risk diversifier (note the +52 % pop in 2021 when stocks/stagflation worries surfaced), but expecting equity-like long-term growth would be misguided.
8月1日,传奇投资家Jim Rogers在诺亚控股于新加坡举办的“全球华人财富管理与传承”峰会上表示,目前仅持有全球两个国家的股票,中国是其中之一,已清空所有美国股票。他认为,下一次美国危机将是其有生以来最严重的。

“中国将成为全球舞台下一个主要力量。”Jim Rogers表示,无论人们是否认同,中国正在崛起并将变得强大。
看好中国旅游业等
Jim Rogers表示持有中国多个行业的股票,尤其看好旅游业前景。“中国所有行业都具备潜力,旅游业尤其如此。过去几百年,中国人很少旅游。如今,中国人可以出境旅游。他们渴望看世界,外国人亦希望了解中国。旅游业、酒店业拥有良好前景。”
Jim Rogers表示:“尽管最近几年中国股市表现乏善可陈,但是中国前景光明,政府正在采取措施支持经济发展。”
Jim Rogers提到了“一带一路”倡议的重要性。他说,铁路穿越世界时改变了许多国家和城市。同样地,“一带一路”倡议将改变世界。
资产配置方面,Jim Rogers表示,他持有黄金和白银。历史经验显示,黄金和白银一直是危机时的避风港。考虑到黄金价格创历史新高,其目前没有继续购买黄金。不过,相较于历史水平,白银被低估,他在购买白银。他进一步表示,若黄金下跌,他会买入更多黄金。
Jim Rogers感叹中国过去几十年的巨变。“1984年,我第一次去中国时看到的是一个与现在相比完全不同的世界。中国将是21世纪最重要的国家,在许多领域已然如此。人们应该确保孩子和孙辈会说普通话,以为未来的世界做准备。”
“下一次美国危机将是我有生以来最严重的”
Jim Rogers对美国债务问题表达了深度担忧,“大多数人对美国债务问题视而不见,这将导致严重后果”。
针对美国大部分债务以美元计因此违约可能性有限的观点,Jim Rogers表示,美国未必一直居于领导地位。而一旦其领导地位不再,人们对其债务问题的担忧将凸显。Jim Rogers表示,人们曾经认为英国的霸主地位永远不会改变,因此认为其债务问题不足为惧。事实证明他们错了。
据国际独立智库OMFIF,1976年英国曾陷入债务危机。英国政府当时面临着庞大的财政赤字,同时公共债务水平不断上升。到1976年秋季,英国政府债券的国内买家——机构投资者开始“罢买”,政府的信用耗尽。
“如果有债务,就必须偿还,这是历史规律。” Jim Rogers表示。
Jim Rogers批评说,华盛顿认为美国是世界上最富有、最强大的国家,因此债务问题不重要,这一态度是错误的。
当前,Jim Rogers对美股前景持悲观态度。他表示:“自2009年以来,美股持续强势,美国经历了史上最长的牛市。华盛顿声称这次与以往不同,牛市永远持续。下一次美国经济危机将是我有生之年最严重的一次。繁荣期非同寻常,随之而来的衰退也将非同寻常。”他进一步指出,过去很长时间,美联储大量印钞,一度将利率降到历史最低点。但是,这难以持续。“当每个人都兴奋时,通常是应该担心的时候。”
Jim Rogers解释其仍持有大量美元的原因,下次出现危机时,人们会寻找避风港。尽管他不认为美元是避风港,但很多人会这样认为。他希望能在那时将美元卖出。
Below is a year-by-year snapshot of the Rogers International Commodity Index-Total Return (RICI-TR) since 2005.
Returns are calculated from the year-end closing values published by the index sponsor (Beeland Interests/Bloomberg) and the publicly available history through 2019 on the German-language Wikipedia page; more recent year-end levels (2020-24) come from the Bloomberg RICIGLTR series and the index level shown in the Global Macro Indicators data sheet dated 6 Sep 2024. (Wikipedia)
Cycle-timing matters. Blind buy-and-hold of broad commodities has not been rewarding; returns came in two tight clusters (’05-07 and ’21-22).
Carry & fees eat a chunk. Futures roll-drag plus 0.7-0.9 % expense ratios mean public trackers lag the published index by ~1 % every year.
Portfolio role is tactical diversification. The index retains value as an inflation hedge and tail-risk diversifier (note the +52 % pop in 2021 when stocks/stagflation worries surfaced), but expecting equity-like long-term growth would be misguided.
毁人不倦。
为什么? 如果一个大危机大概率即将来临, 大机构(聪明钱)也要退出, 而大机构的退出需要时间(至少几个月), 所以可以看到一个明显的派发过程. 2000/2008/2022/2024都如此. 我喜欢看图, 特别是注释图. 如果看到明显的派发特佂, 也可以随大机构撤. 现在只是上升趋势中超买调整.
需要资源啊。 那时候中国好像一个黑洞, 啥物资都被吸收进去了。
南开才子袁剑写过一本:中国:奇迹的黄昏, 就描述了当时的情况。
应付那时候的需求, 全球都上产能, 提供物资。
供应上来了, 物资的高价时代也就结束了。
在亚洲吃老本儿。