COPX ETF — Global X Copper Miners ETF

Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX)

Updated October 2, 2026.

COPX is an ETF that tracks the Solactive Global Copper Miners Total Return Index. its distribution rate is 0.60%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.25%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 175.3% over the past 16.5 years, 576.5 points behind SPY at 751.8%.

At the current 0.60% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $60 per year, or about $30.00 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Global X Copper Miners ETF tracks the Solactive Global Copper Miners Total Return Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in equities of global copper mining companies through direct holdings and depositary receipts. The fund has a modest distribution rate paid semi-annually and carries an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the copper mining sector rather than traditional income-focused strategies.

COPX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 175.3% over the past 16.5 years, 576.5 points behind SPY at 751.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 45.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.8%.

COPX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

66 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.40%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/19/2010

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

0.60%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.25%

Last close

$85.91 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$7,395,144,274

Average volume

2541200.0

Last dividend

$0.2579

Last ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Last payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.44

P/E ratio

15.3369

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.60%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.25%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global X or company page; Index: Solactive Global Copper Miners Total Return Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

COPX risks and drawbacks

COPX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 27.8%.

Who may consider COPX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (COPX pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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