COPX vs IYM overlap - what they share and where they differ

COPX and IYM share 6.5% of their weight across 2 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

COPX and IYM

6.5%

2 shared positions

COPX

Global X Copper Miners ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 40 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 50.3%·Holdings of COPX

IYM

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 39 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 67.5%·Holdings of IYM

Reported positions cover COPX 100%, IYM 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

IYM vs COPX side by side

COPXGlobal X Copper Miners ETF

40

stock positions reported to the SEC

90.0% of its weight is in 38 names IYM does not hold

IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

39

stock positions reported to the SEC

89.8% of its weight is in 37 names COPX does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

COPX
IYM
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Basic Materials
30.7%
78.7%
Consumer Defensive
0.0%
7.8%
Consumer Cyclical
3.6%
6.6%
Technology
3.8%
0.0%
Industrials
0.0%
2.7%
Real Estate
0.0%
1.8%

The widest gap is Basic Materials: IYM has 48.0 points more of it.

The figures side by side

COPXIYM
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported4039
Weight of the ten largest50.3%67.5%
Largest positionBHP 5.5%LIN 20.4%
Held alone38 positions, 90.0%37 positions, 89.8%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn COPXIn IYMCounted
FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.4.76%8.33%4.76%
SCCOSOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION5.08%1.75%1.75%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in COPX

BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED5.48%
TECKTeck Resources Limited5.39%
HBMHudbay Minerals Inc.5.26%
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.5.05%
GLENCORE PLC5.02%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC5.00%
KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SPOLKA AKCYJNA4.76%
ZIJIN MINING GROUP COMPANY LIMITED4.54%
BOLIDEN AB4.35%
LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION4.29%

Only in IYM

LINLINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY20.35%
NEMNEWMONT CORPORATION9.28%
ECLECOLAB INC.6.44%
APDAIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.5.01%
NUENUCOR CORPORATION4.53%
FASTFASTENAL COMPANY4.48%
AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC3.40%
STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS, INC.3.13%
CRSCARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION2.60%
IPINTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY2.23%

Questions people ask

Is COPX the same as IYM?

6.5% of their weight sits in the same 2 holdings. COPX also reports BHP, TECK, HBM, which the other does not. IYM also reports LIN, NEM, ECL, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between COPX and IYM measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of COPX and 100% of IYM, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, IYM or COPX?

COPX reports 40 stock positions and IYM reports 39. 90.0% of COPX's weight sits in names IYM does not hold, and 89.8% of IYM's weight in names COPX does not hold. The ten largest positions are 50.3% of COPX and 67.5% of IYM.

How do COPX and IYM differ by sector?

The widest gap is Basic Materials: IYM has 48.0 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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