COPX vs IGF: which is really different?

COPX and IGF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COPX returned +37.6% over the year. Global X Copper Miners ETF and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF.

IGF costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.3 points; IGF is 1.5 times larger.

COPXIGF
Expense ratio0.65%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$7.1bn$10.3bn
Total return, 1 year+37.6%+5.3%
What it tracksCopperInfrastructure
Holdings in common0%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearahead by 20.3 ptsbehind by 11.9 pts
Below its all-time high11.1%, high on Aug 27, 20268.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

5.2%
COPX in the S&P 500
31.9%
IGF in the S&P 500
+37.6%
COPX total return, 1 year
+5.3%
IGF total return, 1 year
COPX · 1 year to Oct 9, 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 index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.5%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 50% of the fund · 40 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 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 index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.5%95%5% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

5% of COPX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 95% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

IGF · 1 year to Oct 9, 202668% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 78 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

32% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · COPX scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.3, the highest

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, COPX and IGF 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 Oct 8, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding COPX IGF
Only in COPX
HUDBAY MINERALS INC 5.63%
TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS B 5.55%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 5.36%
BHP GROUP LTD 5.27%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 5.18%
GLENCORE PLC 4.93%
KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 4.66%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.65%
Only in IGF
TRANSURBAN GROUP STAPLED UNITS 4.83%
AENA SME SA 4.73%
NEXTERA ENERGY 4.70%
IBERDROLA 4.14%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PACIFICO A 3.63%
ENBRIDGE 3.60%
AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 3.55%
WILLIAMS 3.08%

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
WindowCOPXIGFCOPXIGFCOPXIGF
3 months+12.0%−6.2%+8.7 pts−9.6 pts+8.4 pts−9.9 pts
6 months+3.0%−7.3%−12.1 pts−22.4 pts−20.2 pts−30.5 pts
1 year+37.6%+5.3%+20.3 pts−11.9 pts+14.0 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+153.3%+62.1%+67.5 pts−23.6 pts+46.0 pts−45.1 pts
Since launch
COPX Apr 2010 · IGF Dec 2007
+175.3%+129.4%−587.0 pts−508.6 pts−1,464.0 pts−1,460.7 pts

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On the same fields

COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF · Holds 40 stocks in copper, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IGF
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 78 stocks in infrastructure, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Copper Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 5.2% 31.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 98.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 7.2%
Holdings 40 78
Top ten, share of the fund 50.2% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.37%
Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.38%
Total return, 1 year +37.6% +5.3%
vs the S&P 500 +20.3 pts −11.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +14.0 pts −18.2 pts
Below its high −11.1% −8.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $7.1bn $10.3bn

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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 40 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +37.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 20.3 pts. It sits 11.1% below its all-time high of Aug 27, 2026.

IGF in plain words

By weight, 32% of IGF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 38% of the fund across 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do COPX and IGF 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, COPX or IGF?
COPX has 5% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGF has 32%, so COPX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, COPX or IGF?
COPX charges 0.65% a year and IGF charges 0.37%, so IGF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

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ETFIQ, COPX against IGF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/copx-vs-igf

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