Best Commodity ETFs
Which commodity ETFs does ETF Copilot list today? As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot's Best Commodity ETFs list holds five funds, largest first by assets: GDX, GDXJ, COPX, URA and SIL. Expense ratios across the five run from 0.51% to 0.69% a year, and their ETF Copilot overall scores run from 2.0 to 6.8.
Updated October 28, 2026
What stands out across Commodity ETFs
Expense ratios across the 5 commodity ETFs listed run from 0.51% to 0.69% a year, a median of 0.65%. GDX is the cheapest of the 5.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 2.0 to 6.8 out of 10, with a median of 6.3.
Concentration varies widely among the 5 commodity ETFs listed: the ten largest holdings account for 41% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 76% in the most, a median of 60% across the list.
2 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.
The typical fund among the 5 commodity ETFs listed behaves like 20 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of October 28, 2026, the largest fund on ETF Copilot's Best Commodity ETFs list by assets is VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX).
What are the Best Commodity ETFs? The 5 on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) | 6.5/10 | 0.51% | $25.6B | 60% | |
| 2 | VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) | 6.8/10 | 0.52% | $7.7B | 41% | Tech 0% |
| 3 | Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX) | 5.3/10 | 0.65% | $6.5B | 52% | Tech 1% |
| 4 | Global X Uranium ETF (URA) | 2.0/10 | 0.69% | $5.0B | 62% | AI 5%, Tech 1% |
| 5 | Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) | 6.3/10 | 0.65% | $3.8B | 76% |
ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Which Commodity ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between two Commodity ETFs, the most searched first.
- GDX vs GDXJ
- COPX vs GDX
- COPX vs GDXJ
- COPX vs URA
- GDX vs URA
- GDXJ vs URA
- COPX vs SIL
- GDX vs SIL
- GDXJ vs SIL
- SIL vs URA
- COPX vs XME
- GDX vs XME
- GDXJ vs XME
- SIL vs XME
- URA vs XME
- COPX vs NLR
- GDX vs NLR
- GDXJ vs NLR
- NLR vs SIL
- NLR vs URA
- NLR vs XME
- COPX vs SILJ
- GDX vs SILJ
- GDXJ vs SILJ
- NLR vs SILJ
- SIL vs SILJ
- SILJ vs URA
- SILJ vs XME
- COPX vs PICK
- GDX vs PICK
- GDXJ vs PICK
- NLR vs PICK
- PICK vs SIL
- PICK vs SILJ
- PICK vs URA
- PICK vs XME
- COPX vs RING
- GDX vs RING
- GDXJ vs RING
- NLR vs RING
- PICK vs RING
- RING vs SIL
- RING vs SILJ
- RING vs URA
- RING vs XME
Where is money going in Commodities & Metals?
In the week to October 28, 2026, Commodities & Metals moved -2.0% and saw -$4M of net fund flow, which ETF Copilot reads as exiting — money leaving.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Price, 1 week | -2.0% |
| Net flow, 1 week | -$4M |
| Price, 1 month | -7.7% |
| Net flow, 1 month | +$400M |
Net fund flow is money into or out of the ETFs in this category, computed by ETF Copilot from daily fund assets. All 33 sectors side by side →
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “Best Commodity ETFs”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/commodities-etfs
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