GDX vs. COPX ETF Comparison

Comparison of Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) to Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX)
GDX

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

GDX Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and American depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign issuers. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Gold Miners Index. It may also utilize convertible securities and participation notes to seek performance that corresponds to the Gold Miners Index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$33.55

Average Daily Volume

27,090,062

Number of Holdings *

11

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
COPX

Global X Copper Miners ETF

COPX Description The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global Copper Miners Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in ADRs and GDRs based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure broad based equity market performance of global companies involved in the copper mining industry. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$45.38

Average Daily Volume

1,162,334

Number of Holdings *

2

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period GDX COPX
30 Days 12.81% 10.49%
60 Days 24.91% 25.92%
90 Days 21.60% 30.03%
12 Months -1.30% 9.75%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in GDX Weight in COPX Overlap
GDX Overweight 11 Positions Relative to COPX
Symbol Grade Weight
NEM B 11.42%
GOLD B 8.03%
GFI A 5.15%
RGLD A 3.16%
HMY A 2.24%
BVN C 1.64%
HL B 1.36%
CDE B 0.73%
IAG A 0.73%
FSM A 0.57%
DRD C 0.3%
GDX Underweight 2 Positions Relative to COPX
Symbol Grade Weight
SCCO A -5.46%
FCX A -4.96%
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