The accompanying table [click to enlarge or download] includes a year-to-date analysis for near-month CME Random Length Lumber Futures (LB), Claymore/Clear Global Timber ETF (CUT), iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD), and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The price of lumber has declined the least of all four with a YTD loss of about 33% versus a 46.8% loss for WOOD, a 57.7% loss for CUT, and a loss of 42.8% for SPY.
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