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ARKK vs COPX: which is really different?

ARKK holds 38.1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and COPX 4.8%.

ARK Innovation ETF and Global X Copper Miners ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

38.1%ARKK in the S&P 500
4.8%COPX in the S&P 500
+6.7%ARKK total return, 1 year
+71.5%COPX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: COPX scores higher

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

ARKK 18.2COPX 81.40.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 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

ARKK62% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
38%62%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 49% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in38%62%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 49% 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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKK 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 ARKKOnly in COPX
TESLA INC 9.75%HUDBAY MINERALS INC 5.46%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.52%TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS B 5.29%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.56%FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD 5.12%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 4.83%BHP GROUP LTD 5.02%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.52%GLENCORE PLC 4.99%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.47%KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 4.86%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.18%SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 4.84%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.29%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 Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK 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
ARKKCOPXARKKCOPXARKKCOPX
3 months+10.5%+3.3%+7.2 pts0.0 pts+11.3 pts+4.1 pts
6 months+19.0%+16.3%+3.0 pts+0.3 pts−1.7 pts−4.4 pts
1 year+6.7%+71.5%−10.8 pts+54.0 pts−16.2 pts+48.5 pts
3 years+89.9%+152.5%+12.0 pts+74.7 pts−5.2 pts+57.5 pts
Since launch+353.4%+184.2%−8.3 pts−560.2 pts−318.1 pts−1369.2 pts
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ARKK and COPX on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
Holds 47 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 38% 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
IssuerARKGlobal X
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsElectrification and the grid
In the S&P 50038.1%4.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.0%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-10028.6%0.0%
Holdings4741
Top ten, share of the fund49.4%49.4%
Expense ratio0.75%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+6.7%+71.5%
vs the S&P 500−10.8 pts+54.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−16.2 pts+48.5 pts
Below its high−45.9%−8.2%

ARKK in plain words

By weight, 38% of ARKK's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 49% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.8 pts. It sits 45.9% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

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

Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKK or COPX?
ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and COPX has 5%, so COPX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or COPX?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and COPX charges 0.65%, so COPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK 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.

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