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BAI vs COPX: which is really different?

BAI holds 54.8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and COPX 4.8%.

iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF and Global X Copper Miners ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

54.8%BAI in the S&P 500
4.8%COPX in the S&P 500
+32.3%BAI 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?

BAI 8.8COPX 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

BAI45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
55%45%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 77% · top ten 42% of the fund · 52 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in55%45%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 77% · top ten 42% 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, BAI 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 BAIOnly in COPX
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 6.48%HUDBAY MINERALS INC 5.46%
NVIDIA 5.32%TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS B 5.29%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.77%FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD 5.12%
BROADCOM INC 4.75%BHP GROUP LTD 5.02%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.69%GLENCORE PLC 4.99%
LAM RESEARCH 4.06%KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 4.86%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 3.01%SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 4.84%
SNOWFLAKE 3.00%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 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BAI 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
BAICOPXBAICOPXBAICOPX
3 months−9.1%+3.3%−12.3 pts0.0 pts−8.3 pts+4.1 pts
6 months+34.1%+16.3%+18.1 pts+0.3 pts+13.4 pts−4.4 pts
1 year+32.3%+71.5%+14.8 pts+54.0 pts+9.3 pts+48.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+152.5%not published+74.7 ptsnot published+57.5 pts
Since launch+80.9%+184.2%+47.2 pts−560.2 pts+35.4 pts−1369.2 pts
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BAI and COPX on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BAI
iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF
Holds 52 stocks in artificial intelligence, 55% 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
IssueriSharesGlobal X
ThemeArtificial intelligenceElectrification and the grid
In the S&P 50054.8%4.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.5%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-10049.5%0.0%
Holdings5241
Top ten, share of the fund41.8%49.4%
Expense ratio0.55%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.72%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+32.3%+71.5%
vs the S&P 500+14.8 pts+54.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.3 pts+48.5 pts
Below its high−17.9%−8.2%

BAI in plain words

By weight, 55% of BAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.8 pts. It sits 17.9% 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

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BAI or COPX?
BAI has 55% of its weight in S&P 500 names and COPX has 5%, so COPX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BAI or COPX?
BAI charges 0.55% a year and COPX charges 0.65%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BAI 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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