Recently, in my article "Natural Resources Equities: Preparing for Reflation and a Dollar Decline," I outlined the case for the sector as an effective core portfolio holding to protect against the likelihood of reflation and a coming dollar decline, if not outright crash.
Here, I analyze four candidate ETFs and show why the FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (GUNR) is my top pick. It checks all the boxes: attractive valuation, relative performance, quality, diversification, operating characteristics, and a nice dividend yield.
Fund Screening
There are many natural resources