COPJ vs GRID: which is really different?

COPJ and GRID hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COPJ returned +55.1% over the year. Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF and First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund.

0.0%
COPJ in the S&P 500
39.5%
GRID in the S&P 500
+55.1%
COPJ total return, 1 year
+18.3%
GRID 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

GRID · 1 year to Sep 30, 202661% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
61% of its weight is outside the S&P 50040% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 61% is outside the index40%61%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 58% of the fund · 131 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in61% of its weight is outside the S&P 50040% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 61% is outside the index40%61%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 58% of the fund

40% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 61% 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 GRID hold 0% 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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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding COPJ GRID
Only in COPJ
Faraday Copper Corp 5.08%
Trekor Metals Ltd 4.97%
Atalaya Mining Copper Sa 4.92%
Ero Copper Corp 4.77%
Osisko Metals Inc 4.50%
Firefly Metals Ltd 4.45%
Solaris Resources Inc 4.41%
Ivanhoe Electric Inc / Us 3.83%
Only in GRID
Eaton Corporation Plc 8.57%
Quanta Services, Inc. 8.48%
Johnson Controls International Plc 8.35%
ABB Ltd 7.79%
Schneider Electric SE 7.74%
Prysmian SpA 4.03%
National Grid Plc 3.84%
E.ON SE 3.70%

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

0% 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
WindowCOPJGRIDCOPJGRIDCOPJGRID
3 months+12.4%−5.2%+9.9 pts−7.7 pts+10.3 pts−7.3 pts
6 months+10.2%+6.8%−6.8 pts−10.2 pts−16.7 pts−20.1 pts
1 year+55.1%+18.3%+39.4 pts+2.5 pts+31.3 pts−5.5 pts
3 years+216.7%+94.7%+131.7 pts+9.7 pts+106.7 pts−15.3 pts
Since launch
COPJ Feb 2023 · GRID Jan 2010
+182.0%+548.8%+90.2 pts−255.9 pts+39.6 pts−1188.8 pts

COPJ and GRID 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
GRID
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund · Holds 131 stocks in electrification and the grid, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Sprott First Trust
Theme Copper Electrification and the grid
In the S&P 500 0.0% 39.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 92.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 8.3%
Holdings 69 131
Top ten, share of the fund 44.0% 57.9%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.56%
Fee for the differing part 0.75% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year +55.1% +18.3%
vs the S&P 500 +39.4 pts +2.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +31.3 pts −5.5 pts
Below its high −14.8% −10.8%
Net assets $163m $11.9bn

COPJ and GRID 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.

GRID in plain words

By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 131 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 2.5 pts. It sits 10.8% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do COPJ and GRID 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, COPJ or GRID?
COPJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so COPJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, COPJ or GRID?
COPJ charges 0.75% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so GRID is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, COPJ against GRID, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/copj-vs-grid

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