Commodities & Metals ETFs
Compare commodity and metals ETFs ranked by ETF Copilot on performance and fundamentals, with top funds updated daily. Scores, holdings, fees and valuation.
Updated October 9, 2026
What stands out across Commodities & Metals ETFs
Expense ratios on this page run from 0.51% to 0.69% a year, a median of 0.65%. GDX is the cheapest of the 5 shown.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 4.3 to 7.4 out of 10, with a median of 7.1.
Concentration varies widely here: the ten largest holdings account for 41% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 76% in the most, a median of 59% 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 commodities and metals fund on this page behaves like 21 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of October 9, 2026, the largest Commodities & Metals ETFs fund by assets is VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX).
The 5 funds on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) | 7.4/10 | 0.51% | $26.0B | 59% | |
| 2 | VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) | 7.4/10 | 0.52% | $8.2B | 41% | Tech 0% |
| 3 | Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX) | 6.3/10 | 0.65% | $7.1B | 50% | Tech 1% |
| 4 | Global X Uranium ETF (URA) | 4.3/10 | 0.69% | $5.5B | 61% | AI 6%, Tech 1% |
| 5 | Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) | 7.1/10 | 0.65% | $4.3B | 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.
All 25 Commodities & Metals ETFs ETF Copilot covers
- Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF (COPJ)
- Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX)
- First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI)
- VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX)
- VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)
- U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU)
- Global X Gold Explorers ETF (GOEX)
- iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF (ICOP)
- Sprott Lithium Miners ETF (LITP)
- Sprott Nickel Miners ETF (NIKL)
- VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR)
- iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF (PICK)
- VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF (REMX)
- iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING)
- Sprott Critical Materials ETF (SETM)
- Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ)
- Sprott Gold Miners ETF (SGDM)
- Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL)
- Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ)
- iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF (SLVP)
- Global X Uranium ETF (URA)
- Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ)
- Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (URNM)
- iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI)
- State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME)
Which Commodities & Metals ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between these funds, 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 9, 2026, Commodities & Metals moved +0.4% and saw +$184M of net fund flow, which ETF Copilot reads as aligned — price and money moving the same way.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Price, 1 week | +0.4% |
| Net flow, 1 week | +$184M |
| Price, 1 month | -8.8% |
| Net flow, 1 month | -$639M |
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, “Commodities & Metals ETFs — scores, concentration and exposure”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/category/commodities-metals
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