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Physical lumber futures remain in a narrow trading range, with prices staying under $150 in 2024. Lumber futures have experienced a consolidation period, leading to a narrower range between annual highs and lows. Despite efforts to increase liquidity, lumber futures remain highly illiquid, making trading and investing challenging.
Lumber prices are influenced by interest rates and the liquidity of lumber futures.
iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF tracks the S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index, offering exposure to companies in the timber and forestry sector. Timber and forestry products have a stable market and can act as a hedge against inflation. WOOD provides diversification, potential for growth, and aligns with sustainable investing considerations, but carries risks of market volatility, sector concentration, and interest rate sensitivity.
WOOD includes commodity exposures in lumber, pulp, and cyclical exposures in packaging companies. Packaging companies are suffering due to pressure from faltering Chinese demand. Lumber, timber and pulp prices also have downside from current levels given outstanding economic risks. Current price data has shown some declines since last reports.
Lumber prices have experienced extreme volatility in recent years due to low liquidity and macroeconomic factors. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange introduced a new physical lumber futures contract to improve liquidity, but it remains low. The iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF tends to move with lumber futures prices and could be a suitable investment for those looking to position for a recovery in the lumber market.
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