COPJ vs COPX: which is really different?

COPJ and COPX hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and COPJ returned +55.1% over the year. Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF and Global X Copper Miners ETF.

0.0%
COPJ in the S&P 500
5.0%
COPX in the S&P 500
+55.1%
COPJ total return, 1 year
+45.4%
COPX total return, 1 year
COPJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of COPJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 44% of the fund · 69 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of COPJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 44% of the fund

0% of COPJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index

COPX · 1 year to Sep 30, 202695% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
95% of its weight is outside the S&P 5005% of COPX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 95% is outside the index5%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 50% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in95% of its weight is outside the S&P 5005% of COPX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 95% is outside the index5%95%5% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 50% of the fund

5% of COPX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 95% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · COPJ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, COPJ and COPX hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding COPJ COPX
Ero Copper Corp 4.77% 1.94%
Trekor Metals Ltd 4.97% 1.72%
Atalaya Mining Copper Sa 4.92% 0.92%
Ivanhoe Electric Inc / Us 3.83% 0.65%
Amerigo Resources Ltd 3.41% 0.46%
Firefly Metals Ltd 4.45% 0.46%
Faraday Copper Corp 5.08% 0.45%
Osisko Metals Inc 4.50% 0.40%
Solaris Resources Inc 4.41% 0.35%
Only in COPJ
Sociedad Punta Del Cobre Sa 3.63%
Trilogy Metals Inc 2.82%
Atex Resources Inc 2.77%
Blue Moon Metals Inc 2.74%
Marimaca Copper Corp 2.49%
Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria 2.13%
Imperial Metals Corp 1.99%
Aic Mines Ltd 1.88%
Only in COPX
HUDBAY MINERALS INC 5.80%
TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS B 5.51%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 5.33%
BHP GROUP LTD 5.10%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 4.96%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.75%
GLENCORE PLC 4.71%
KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 4.64%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

7% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowCOPJCOPXCOPJCOPXCOPJCOPX
3 months+12.4%+12.5%+9.9 pts+10.0 pts+10.3 pts+10.4 pts
6 months+10.2%+8.8%−6.8 pts−8.2 pts−16.7 pts−18.1 pts
1 year+55.1%+45.4%+39.4 pts+29.7 pts+31.3 pts+21.6 pts
3 years+216.7%+146.8%+131.7 pts+61.9 pts+106.7 pts+36.9 pts
Since launch
COPJ Feb 2023 · COPX Apr 2010
+182.0%+171.9%+90.2 pts−572.7 pts+39.6 pts−1440.8 pts

COPJ and COPX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

COPJ
Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF · Holds 69 stocks in copper, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF · Holds 48 stocks in copper, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Sprott Global X
Theme Copper Copper
In the S&P 500 0.0% 5.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 69 48
Top ten, share of the fund 44.0% 49.8%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.75% 0.65%
Total return, 1 year +55.1% +45.4%
vs the S&P 500 +39.4 pts +29.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +31.3 pts +21.6 pts
Below its high −14.8% −12.2%
Net assets $163m $7.3bn

COPJ and COPX on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

COPJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of COPJ'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 44% of the fund across 69 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +55.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 39.4 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Jan 29, 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 50% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +45.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 29.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Aug 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do COPJ and COPX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 7% 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, COPJ or COPX?
COPJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and COPX has 5%, so COPJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, COPJ or COPX?
COPJ 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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ETFIQ, COPJ against COPX, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/copj-vs-copx

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