Get the weekly note
ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

Data as of .

AIRR vs COPX: which is really different?

AIRR and COPX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COPX returned more over the year.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and Global X Copper Miners ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

5.5%AIRR in the S&P 500
4.8%COPX in the S&P 500
+15.0%AIRR total return, 1 year
+71.5%COPX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIRR scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIRR 80.9COPX 80.90.1, the lowest in this set91.4, the highest

A percentile among the 349 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AIRR95% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
6%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 30% of the fund · 58 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in6%95%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 30% of the fund
COPX95% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
5%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 49% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in5%95%5% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 49% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and COPX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRROnly in COPX
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 6.00%HUDBAY MINERALS INC 5.46%
ARGAN INC 4.73%TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS B 5.29%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 4.42%FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD 5.12%
MASTEC INC 4.18%BHP GROUP LTD 5.02%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC 4.08%GLENCORE PLC 4.99%
OWENS CORNING 3.90%KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 4.86%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 3.76%SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 4.84%
EMCOR GROUP INC 3.75%FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 4.79%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIRR and COPX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIRRCOPXAIRRCOPXAIRRCOPX
3 months−17.1%+3.3%−20.4 pts0.0 pts−16.3 pts+4.1 pts
6 months−1.1%+16.3%−17.1 pts+0.3 pts−21.8 pts−4.4 pts
1 year+15.0%+71.5%−2.5 pts+54.0 pts−8.0 pts+48.5 pts
3 years+102.4%+152.5%+24.5 pts+74.7 pts+7.3 pts+57.5 pts
Since launch+460.7%+184.2%+56.4 pts−560.2 pts−312.8 pts−1369.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
AIRR and COPX on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIRR
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
Holds 58 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF
Holds 41 stocks in electrification and the grid, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustGlobal X
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingElectrification and the grid
In the S&P 5005.5%4.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5841
Top ten, share of the fund30.4%49.4%
Expense ratio0.69%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+71.5%
vs the S&P 500−2.5 pts+54.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−8.0 pts+48.5 pts
Below its high−19.5%−8.2%

AIRR in plain words

By weight, 6% of AIRR'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 30% of the fund across 58 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.5 pts. It sits 19.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

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 49% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +71.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 54.0 pts. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Aug 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIRR and COPX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIRR or COPX?
AIRR has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and COPX has 5%, so AIRR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or COPX?
AIRR charges 0.69% a year and COPX charges 0.65%, so COPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

AIRR against COPX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, AIRR against COPX, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/AIRR-COPX Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources