COPX vs POWR: which is really different?

COPX and POWR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COPX returned +45.4% over the year. Global X Copper Miners ETF and iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETF.

5.0%
COPX in the S&P 500
80.5%
POWR in the S&P 500
+45.4%
COPX total return, 1 year
+2.8%
POWR total return, 1 year
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

POWR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202620% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
20% of its weight is outside the S&P 50081% of POWR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index81%20%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 48% of the fund · 82 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in20% of its weight is outside the S&P 50081% of POWR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index81%20%in the S&P 50020% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 48% of the fund

81% of POWR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index

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 set92.0, 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, COPX and POWR 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 Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding COPX POWR
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%
Only in POWR
EATON PLC 6.56%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 6.50%
GE VERNOVA 6.34%
NEXTERA ENERGY 5.81%
EQT 4.45%
SOUTHERN 4.02%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 3.81%
DUKE ENERGY CORP 3.75%

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
WindowCOPXPOWRCOPXPOWRCOPXPOWR
3 months+12.5%−11.1%+10.0 pts−13.6 pts+10.4 pts−13.2 pts
6 months+8.8%−7.6%−8.2 pts−24.6 pts−18.1 pts−34.5 pts
1 year+45.4%+2.8%+29.7 pts−12.9 pts+21.6 pts−20.9 pts
3 years+146.8%+8.7%+61.9 pts−76.3 pts+36.9 pts−101.3 pts
Since launch
COPX Apr 2010 · POWR Feb 2012
+171.9%+64.8%−572.7 pts−577.6 pts−1440.8 pts−1207.1 pts

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

On the same fields

COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF · Holds 48 stocks in copper, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
POWR
iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETF · Holds 82 stocks in electrification and the grid, 80% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X iShares
Theme Copper Electrification and the grid
In the S&P 500 5.0% 80.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 96.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 9.9%
Holdings 48 82
Top ten, share of the fund 49.8% 48.3%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.39%
Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.40%
Total return, 1 year +45.4% +2.8%
vs the S&P 500 +29.7 pts −12.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +21.6 pts −20.9 pts
Below its high −12.2% −13.8%
Net assets $7.3bn $426m

COPX and POWR on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 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 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.

POWR in plain words

By weight, 80% of POWR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 48% of the fund across 82 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of May 5, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do COPX and POWR 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 POWR?
COPX has 5% of its weight in S&P 500 names and POWR has 80%, so COPX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, COPX or POWR?
COPX charges 0.65% a year and POWR charges 0.39%, so POWR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, COPX against POWR, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/copx-vs-powr

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