Data as of .
COPX vs SOXX: which is really different?
SOXX holds 73.8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and COPX 4.8%.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: COPX scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COPX and SOXX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COPX | Only in SOXX |
|---|---|
| HUDBAY MINERALS INC 5.46% | NVIDIA 9.22% |
| TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS B 5.29% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY 8.97% |
| FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD 5.12% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 8.70% |
| BHP GROUP LTD 5.02% | BROADCOM INC 7.20% |
| GLENCORE PLC 4.99% | INTEL CORPORATION 5.64% |
| KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 4.86% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 4.93% |
| SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 4.84% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.74% |
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 4.79% | APPLIED MATERIAL INC 4.50% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPX | SOXX | COPX | SOXX | COPX | SOXX | |
| 3 months | +3.3% | −11.6% | 0.0 pts | −14.9 pts | +4.1 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 6 months | +16.3% | +59.3% | +0.3 pts | +43.2 pts | −4.4 pts | +38.6 pts |
| 1 year | +71.5% | +107.5% | +54.0 pts | +90.0 pts | +48.5 pts | +84.5 pts |
| 3 years | +152.5% | +229.6% | +74.7 pts | +151.7 pts | +57.5 pts | +134.5 pts |
| Since launch | +184.2% | +3687.1% | −560.2 pts | +2882.7 pts | −1369.2 pts | +2013.2 pts |
| COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF Holds 41 stocks in electrification and the grid, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF Holds 32 stocks in semiconductors, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | iShares |
| Theme | Electrification and the grid | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 4.8% | 73.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 82.3% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 65.2% |
| Holdings | 41 | 32 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 49.4% | 62.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.33% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.65% | 0.40% |
| Total return, 1 year | +71.5% | +107.5% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +54.0 pts | +90.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +48.5 pts | +84.5 pts |
| Below its high | −8.2% | −19.5% |
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.
SOXX in plain words
By weight, 74% of SOXX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +107.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 90.0 pts. It sits 19.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, COPX or SOXX?
- COPX has 5% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 74%, so COPX differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, COPX or SOXX?
- COPX charges 0.65% a year and SOXX charges 0.33%, so SOXX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, COPX against SOXX, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/copx-vs-soxx Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.