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COPJ

GradeDNASDAQ Global Market

Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF

Themes · Sprott · Inception 2023-02-01

$45.49−1.59 (−3.38%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT

History starts Feb 2, 2023.
Intraday session: down, 55 prints from 47.08 to 45.49. Range 45.11 to 46.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$45.20$46.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$171M
1Y return
+80.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
9.66%
Holdings
69
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$45.20
52W range
low $29.11high $53.95

The ETF.net COPJ Grade

D

35/ 100

Rank 17 of 21 in Global Thematic⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for COPJ. Scores out of 100: Cost 20, Risk 35, Mission not scored, Tradability 45, Holdings 59, Durability 52. Strongest: Holdings (59). Weakest: Cost (20). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 35 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 20
    Category rank17/21 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 35
    Category rank15/20 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 45
    Category rank11/21 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 59
    Category rank9/18 · top 50%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 52
    Category rank12/21 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on COPJ

ETF.net Research

DMost copper ETFs buy the giants already digging. COPJ goes upstream to the juniors: roughly 70 explorers and development-stage miners, picked by a Sprott-built Nasdaq index rather than a manager's hunches.

Stated mandate

The fund targets small copper miners in exploration and development stages, seeking exposure to their potential revenue and asset growth. Before fees and expenses, it seeks returns generally corresponding to the Nasdaq Sprott Junior Copper Miners Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A genuine pure play on copper's early end. The index screens for small explorers and development-stage names, not the diversified majors that anchor broader copper funds.sprott.com
  2. 02Rules-based exposure: holdings follow the published Nasdaq Sprott Junior Copper Miners Index, so what goes in and out is set by methodology, not discretion.
  3. 03Roughly 70 names spread the single-mine risk that comes with junior mining, where one permit or drill result can decide a company.
  4. 04Sits at the small end of Sprott's copper shelf, with sibling COPP covering the larger producers.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The 0.75% expense ratio runs above the copper miner group's median, and broader peers like COPX and ICOP list lower fees.
  2. 02Juniors are often pre-revenue: value hangs on drilling, permits and financing, so moves are wider than large-cap copper in both directions.
  3. 03A smaller, moderately traded fund with occasional (annual or semiannual) distributions, not a monthly income stream.

COPJ Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 8:57 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
69
Top-10 weight
42%
Largest holding
Minsur SA4.9%

Sectors

  • Materials98.6%
  • Financials1.4%

Geography

  • Canada53.14%
  • Australia15.65%
  • Peru4.97%
  • Spain4.50%
  • United States4.30%
  • Philippines4.11%
  • Switzerland3.66%
  • Chile2.82%
  • Other countries (5)6.86%

Developed 85% · Emerging 15% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Minsur SA4.85%3,639,334$8M4
002TGBTrekor Metals Ltd.4.67%923,168$8M15
003ERO.TOERO Copper Corp.4.51%224,341$8M50
004ATYM.LATALAYA MINING COPPER SA4.39%555,021$7M26
005IEIvanhoe Electric Inc. / US4.20%754,553$7M64
006FFM.AXFireFly Metals Ltd.4.12%5,506,192$7M22
007ARG.TOAmerigo Resources Ltd.3.96%1,060,574$7M17
008FDY.TOFaraday Copper Corp.3.86%1,809,510$7M24
009OM.TOOsisko Metals Inc.3.85%5,291,718$7M12
010SLS.TOSolaris Resources Inc.3.57%814,736$6M13
011—Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA2.75%264,867$5M2
012VISC.STGruvaktiebolaget Viscaria2.53%1,963,057$4M6
013ATX.TOAtex Resources Inc.2.42%2,397,730$4M4
014MARI.TOMarimaca Copper Corp.2.27%617,863$4M6
015TMQTrilogy Metals Inc.2.24%1,171,431$4M7

Showing 1–15 of 70 holdings

COPJ Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

COPJ$18,063
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. COPJ $18,063. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,716$14,626$20,536Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for COPJ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCOPJ
Year to date+19.8%
1 month−1.6%
3 months+13.4%
1 year+80.6%
3 years+49.3%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for COPJ
YearReturn barCOPJ
2026 YTD+19.8%
2025+140.0%
2024+11.4%
2023−5.4%

History from Feb 2, 2023

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COPJ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
9.66%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$4.55Last 12 months
Last payment
$4.55 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 14, 2023 $0.46; Dec 12, 2024 $2.15; Dec 18, 2025 $4.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025$4.55
Dec 12, 2024Dec 19, 2024$2.15
Dec 14, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.46

COPJ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
31.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.23
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−32.3%
43 months · trough Mar 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.32
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

COPJ Cost

Expense ratio0.75%
  • The middle half of Global Thematic funds
  • Median 0.58%

15 of the 21 Global Thematic funds charge less.

COPJ costs $75.00 a year on $10,000. The median Global Thematic fund costs $58.00.