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COPX vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, COPX returned +27.5% to XME's +3.4%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Copper Miners ETF, and $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF.

At a glance
4.8%
COPX in the S&P 500
21.4%
XME in the S&P 500
+27.5%
COPX total return, 1 year
+3.4%
XME total return, 1 year
COPX · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 95% 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 Jul 31, 2026.5%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 50% of the fund · 40 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 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 Jul 31, 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 Jul 31, 2026.

XME · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 79% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
79% of its weight is outside the S&P 50021% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 79% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.21%79%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 53% of the fund · 38 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in79% of its weight is outside the S&P 50021% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 79% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.21%79%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

21% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 79% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XME costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.1 points; COPX is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

COPX vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCOPXXME
Return
Total return, 1 year+27.5%+3.4%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high20.3%, high on Aug 27, 202623.6%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksCopperMiners and metals
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 10.3 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.4%+13.7%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 14.1 ptsbehind by 10.3 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$7.3bn$4.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 30, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026 · 860 weekly returns
COPX XME
Return
Total return edge COPX +152.9% +115.2%
Annualized edge COPX +5.8% +4.7%
Price return edge COPX (slight) +78.9% +72.8%
Risk
Volatility edge XME 37.4% 33.0%
Max drawdown edge Tie −83.0% −82.6%
Downside capture 136.2% 124.4%
Beta 1.64 1.45
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge COPX 0.30 0.26
Sortino edge COPX 0.44 0.38
Treynor 0.068 0.066
Calmar edge COPX 0.07 0.06
Against the benchmark
Alpha −4.5% a year −5.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.69 −0.96
Information ratio 0.05 −0.03
Tracking error 28.4% 27.6%

Each against its own benchmark: COPX against ACWI, Apr 30, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026; XME against IVV, Jun 30, 2006 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

COPX returned more: +152.9% to +115.2%. XME swung less: 33.0% to 37.4%. COPX and XME fell about the same at their worst: −83.0% and −82.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: COPX vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCOPXXMEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+152.9%+115.2%COPXPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.8%+4.7%COPXTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+78.9%+72.8%COPX (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility37.4%33.0%XMESpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation25.3%22.7%XMELike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−83.0%−82.6%TieDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture204.4%147.5%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture136.2%124.4%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.641.45Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.500.49Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.300.26COPXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.440.38COPXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0680.066Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.070.06COPXAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkACWIIVVThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−4.5% a year−5.7% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.69−0.96Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−17.4% to +8.3%−17.2% to +5.9%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.05−0.03Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error28.4%27.6%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 860 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, COPX and XME hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first COPX XME
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. 4.76% 4.86%
Ivanhoe Electric Inc 0.64% 1.15%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in COPX
BHP GROUP LIMITED 5.48%
Teck Resources Limited 5.39%
Hudbay Minerals Inc. 5.26%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION 5.08%
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD. 5.04%
GLENCORE PLC 5.02%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 5.00%
KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SPOLKA AKCYJNA 4.76%
Only in XME
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC 6.46%
RELIANCE INC 6.15%
NUCOR CORP 5.89%
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 5.76%
COMMERCIAL METALS CO 5.16%
ROYAL GOLD INC 5.12%
NEWMONT CORP 4.91%
MATERION CORP 4.57%
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Window by window

Window by window: COPX vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowCOPXXMECOPXXME
3 months+0.9%+3.9%−3.5 pts vs ACWI−2.2 pts vs IVV
6 months−0.8%−11.5%−8.2 pts vs ACWI−20.6 pts vs IVV
1 year+27.5%+3.4%+14.1 pts vs ACWI−10.3 pts vs IVV
3 years+141.8%+108.2%+52.9 pts vs ACWI+12.8 pts vs IVV
Since launchNot the same days: COPX Apr 2010 · XME Jun 2006+146.6%+189.8%−248.6 pts vs ACWInot measured

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Side by side

COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF · Holds 40 stocks in copper, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies XME State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF · Holds 38 stocks in miners and metals, 21% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Copper Miners and metals
In the S&P 500 4.8% 21.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 99.6%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 40 38
Top ten, share of the fund 50.3% 53.3%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.35%
Total return, 1 year +27.5% +3.4%
vs its benchmark +14.1 pts vs ACWI −10.3 pts vs IVV
Below its high −20.3% −23.6%
Net assets, COPX as of Oct 12, 2026 and XME as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.3bn $3.8bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

5% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-3871F10C5B

COPX and XME are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Theme. COPX covers Copper and XME covers Miners and metals.
  2. What each follows. COPX follows Copper and XME follows Miners and metals.
  3. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
COPX

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 filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 14.1 pts. It sits 20.3% below its all-time high of Aug 27, 2026.

XME

By weight, 21% of XME'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 53% of the fund across 38 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. It sits 23.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do COPX and XME hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, COPX or XME?
COPX has 5% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XME has 21%, so COPX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, COPX or XME?
COPX charges 0.65% a year and XME charges 0.35%, so XME is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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