Which returned more over the last year, COPX or QQQ?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COPX returned +85.6% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so COPX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, COPX or QQQ?

COPX charges 0.65% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do COPX and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 5% of COPX and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Are COPX and QQQ the same kind of fund?

No. COPX is a thematic ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

COPX vs QQQ

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Global X Copper Miners ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

COPX and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	Global X	Invesco
What it is	Electrification and the grid	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM
Total return, 1 year	+85.6%	+25.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+65.7 pts	+5.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	5.1%	96.7%
Holdings	39	101

COPX in plain words

By weight, 5% of COPX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +85.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 65.7 pts. It sits 6.0% below its all-time high of Aug 27, 2026.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is a index equity fund tracking Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COPX or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COPX returned +85.6% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so COPX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, COPX or QQQ?: COPX charges 0.65% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do COPX and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 5% of COPX and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are COPX and QQQ the same kind of fund?: No. COPX is a thematic ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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