Data as of .
COPX vs XAR: which is really different?
XAR holds 35.0% 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 XAR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COPX | Only in XAR |
|---|---|
| HUDBAY MINERALS INC 5.46% | RTX CORP 3.34% |
| TECK RESOURCES LTD-CLS B 5.29% | VSE CORP 3.33% |
| FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD 5.12% | ATI INC 3.25% |
| BHP GROUP LTD 5.02% | ARCHER AVIATION INC A 3.23% |
| GLENCORE PLC 4.99% | AXON ENTERPRISE INC 3.20% |
| KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 4.86% | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 3.11% |
| SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 4.84% | GENERAL ELECTRIC 3.04% |
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 4.79% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 3.02% |
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 | XAR | COPX | XAR | COPX | XAR | |
| 3 months | +3.3% | −12.1% | 0.0 pts | −15.4 pts | +4.1 pts | −11.3 pts |
| 6 months | +16.3% | −7.2% | +0.3 pts | −23.2 pts | −4.4 pts | −27.9 pts |
| 1 year | +71.5% | +11.8% | +54.0 pts | −5.7 pts | +48.5 pts | −11.2 pts |
| 3 years | +152.5% | +114.1% | +74.7 pts | +36.2 pts | +57.5 pts | +19.0 pts |
| Since launch | +184.2% | +1042.3% | −560.2 pts | +288.5 pts | −1369.2 pts | −366.6 pts |
| COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF Holds 41 stocks in electrification and the grid, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF Holds 49 stocks in defense, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | State Street |
| Theme | Electrification and the grid | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 4.8% | 35.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 41 | 49 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 49.4% | 31.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.65% | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | +71.5% | +11.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +54.0 pts | −5.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +48.5 pts | −11.2 pts |
| Below its high | −8.2% | −17.1% |
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.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 35% of XAR'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 31% of the fund across 49 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +11.8% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 17.1% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, COPX or XAR?
- COPX has 5% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 35%, so COPX differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, COPX or XAR?
- COPX charges 0.65% a year and XAR charges 0.35%, so XAR 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 XAR, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/copx-vs-xar Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.