What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's risk, return, and volatility like?
Global X Copper Miners ETF returned +103.7% over the 1Y window. On the 5Y lens, Sharpe ratio is 0.56, annualized volatility is 37.0%, and max drawdown is -42.1%.
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Price history
Global X Copper Miners ETF price over the past 5Y
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Global X Copper Miners ETF price over the past 5Y
Key takeaways
- Total Return: COPX returned +103.7% over the 1Y window and +144.9% over the 5Y window ; annualized return over 5Y was +19.6%.
- Risk-adjusted return: Sharpe was 0.56 and Sortino was 0.80 over 5Y. Sharpe counts total volatility; Sortino focuses on downside volatility.
- Volatility & drawdown: Annualized volatility was 43.8% over 1Y and 37.0% over 5Y ; max drawdown was -27.8% over 1Y and -42.1% over 5Y .
- Tail risk (Expected Shortfall): Over 5Y, daily VaR (5%) was -3.8% and Expected Shortfall was -5.3%. VaR is the cutoff; Expected Shortfall is the average move inside the worst 5% of daily returns.
- Skew & kurtosis: Over 5Y, skew was -0.21 and excess kurtosis was 1.84. Skew shows return asymmetry; excess kurtosis shows how fat the tails were versus a Normal distribution.
- Risk ratios: Sortino Ratio: 0.80 , Calmar Ratio: 0.47 , Sterling Ratio: 0.71 , Treynor Ratio: 0.17 , Ulcer Index: 17.87% .
Global X Copper Miners ETF Drawdown
Max drawdown shows the deepest peak-to-trough decline Global X Copper Miners ETF suffered in each research window. 1Y: -27.8%; 5Y: -42.1%.
Global X Copper Miners ETF is currently -10.2% below its prior peak, with the high-water mark at $95.70. 5Y low is $24.47.
5Y drawdown episodes
Global X Copper Miners ETF Volatility
Volatility Global X Copper Miners ETF's annualized volatility shows how widely daily closes moved over 1Y and 5Y. Higher values mean a noisier path, not automatically a better or worse investment. 1Y: 43.8%; 5Y: 37.0%.
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Risk-adjusted ratios
These ratios compare return against different definitions of risk: total volatility, downside volatility, drawdowns, benchmark beta, and time spent underwater.
Global X Copper Miners ETF Sharpe Ratio
COPX Sharpe Ratio (5Y)
Return per total volatilityThe dot sits at (Global X Copper Miners ETF's annualized volatility, its excess annualized return). The slope from the origin to the dot is the Sharpe ratio — steeper means the asset converted risk into return more efficiently.
Sharpe ratio Global X Copper Miners ETF's Sharpe ratio measures excess return per unit of total volatility. Higher readings mean the asset converted risk into return more efficiently over the same window. 1Y: 1.76; 5Y: 0.56.
A Sharpe above 1.0 is generally considered good, above 2.0 is excellent. Negative Sharpe means the asset underperformed the risk-free rate. Calculated on each asset's full 365-day lookback of available prices and annualized using the asset calendar (365 for crypto, 252 trading days for equities/ETFs/metals).
Global X Copper Miners ETF Sortino Ratio
COPX Sortino Ratio (5Y)
Return per downside volatilityGlobal X Copper Miners ETF's daily-return distribution over the long window. Days left of the target line are the only ones Sortino penalizes in the denominator — so a distribution with a fat left tail produces a smaller Sortino even at the same mean return.
Sortino ratio Global X Copper Miners ETF's Sortino ratio isolates downside volatility instead of all volatility. It is the cleaner lens when you care more about bad downside moves than upside noise. 1Y: 2.55; 5Y: 0.80.
A higher Sortino is better. It's useful when upside volatility is common (crypto is the obvious example). Calculated on each asset's full 365-day lookback of available prices, using the daily risk-free rate as the target return, and annualized using the asset calendar (365 for crypto, 252 trading days for equities/ETFs/metals).
Global X Copper Miners ETF Calmar Ratio
COPX Calmar Ratio (5Y)
CAGR per worst drawdownGlobal X Copper Miners ETF's CAGR bar sits above zero, the max drawdown bar sits below. Calmar is the ratio of those two magnitudes — a shallow drawdown bar with a tall CAGR bar produces a strong Calmar.
Calmar ratio Global X Copper Miners ETF's Calmar ratio measures return per unit of max drawdown. It is useful when the path of losses matters as much as the final return. 1Y: 3.73; 5Y: 0.47.
Calmar is computed on each asset's full 365-day lookback and uses the max drawdown over that same window.
Global X Copper Miners ETF Sterling Ratio
COPX Sterling Ratio (5Y)
Return per average drawdownThe underwater curve shows Global X Copper Miners ETF's drawdowns over the long window. Sterling averages every event deeper than the 10% threshold instead of taking only the worst one — so an asset with many mid-size drawdowns scores worse here than on Calmar.
Sterling ratio Global X Copper Miners ETF's Sterling ratio compares return against deep drawdown pressure. It gives a harsher read on assets that compound well but suffer ugly declines along the way. 1Y: 5.75; 5Y: 0.71.
Sterling uses average drawdown events deeper than 10% and subtracts the risk-free rate to report excess return.
Global X Copper Miners ETF Ulcer Index
COPX Ulcer Index (5Y)
Drawdown painThe underwater curve shows how deep and how long Global X Copper Miners ETF's drawdowns were. Ulcer is the root-mean-square of that curve — both depth and persistence count, so lower is better.
Ulcer Index Global X Copper Miners ETF's Ulcer Index measures both the depth and persistence of drawdowns. Lower is better because it means fewer and shallower underwater periods. 1Y: 8.98; 5Y: 17.87.
Ulcer Index is computed from each asset's drawdown series over the full lookback window.
Global X Copper Miners ETF Treynor Ratio
COPX Treynor Ratio (5Y)
Excess return per beta vs SPYThe line's slope is Global X Copper Miners ETF's beta to SPY — steeper means more market-sensitive. Treynor divides excess return by that slope, so an asset can look efficient with a shallow beta and a small return, or inefficient with a steep beta and a big return.
Treynor ratio measures excess return per unit of market beta versus SPY. A high Treynor means the asset compensated its market exposure well over this window. A low or negative Treynor means the asset's market risk wasn't rewarded.
Treynor uses beta vs the S&P 500 (SPY) on shared dates and the average 3-month Treasury rate as the risk-free rate.
Global X Copper Miners ETF Tail Risk
Tail-risk stats use daily return distributions rather than simple end-point returns. They show how ugly the left tail has been, how severe the worst 5% of days were, and whether returns were skewed toward outsized upside or downside shocks.
The histogram shows the shape of Global X Copper Miners ETF's daily log returns over the 5Y window. Bars left of the 5% VaR marker are the worst 5% of days; the ES marker is the average loss inside that tail. Skew and excess kurtosis describe whether the distribution is symmetric around zero and whether extreme days are more common than a Normal distribution predicts.
COPX daily return distribution (5Y)
COPX daily return distribution (5Y)Log-return histogram with Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall markers at the 5% left tail.
| Metric | 1Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|
| VaR (5%) | -4.3% Historical daily threshold | -3.8% Historical daily threshold |
| Expected shortfall (5%) | -6.6% Beyond the VaR threshold | -5.3% Beyond the VaR threshold |
| Skew | -0.63 | -0.21 |
| Excess kurtosis | 1.88 | 1.84 |
Less negative daily VaR and Expected Shortfall values mean the left tail was less violent. Skew and excess kurtosis help distinguish between steady compounding and a path dominated by occasional extreme moves.
Full stats table
Every window-consistent research metric
Each column keeps the same horizon across returns, ratios, drawdowns, and tail-risk metrics.
| Metric | 1Y Recent window | 5Y Deeper research window |
|---|---|---|
| Total return | +103.7% | +144.9% |
| Annualized return | +103.8% | +19.6% |
| Volatility | 43.8% Annualized daily closes | 37.0% Annualized daily closes |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.76 | 0.56 |
| Sortino ratio | 2.55 | 0.80 |
| Calmar ratio | 3.73 | 0.47 |
| Sterling ratio | 5.75 | 0.71 |
| Ulcer Index | 8.98 | 17.87 |
| Max drawdown | -27.8% 2026-02-27 to 2026-03-20 | -42.1% 2022-04-04 to 2022-07-14 |
| VaR (5%) | -4.3% Historical daily threshold | -3.8% Historical daily threshold |
| Expected shortfall (5%) | -6.6% Beyond the VaR threshold | -5.3% Beyond the VaR threshold |
| Skew | -0.63 | -0.21 |
| Excess kurtosis | 1.88 | 1.84 |
What viewers usually ask next
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5Y CAGR?
Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5y cagr is +19.6% on Gale using the past 5 years.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 1-year volatility?
Annualized volatility is 43.8% over the past year.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year Sharpe ratio?
Global X Copper Miners ETF's Sharpe ratio is 0.56 using the past 5 years.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year Sortino ratio?
Global X Copper Miners ETF's Sortino ratio is 0.80 using the past 5 years.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year Calmar ratio?
Global X Copper Miners ETF's Calmar ratio is 0.47 using the past 5 years.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year Sterling ratio?
Global X Copper Miners ETF's Sterling ratio is 0.71 using the past 5 years.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year Ulcer Index?
Global X Copper Miners ETF's Ulcer Index is 17.87 using the past 5 years. Lower is better because it means shallower and less persistent drawdowns.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year max drawdown?
Max drawdown is -42.1% over the past 5 years from 2022-04-04 to 2022-07-14.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year daily Value at Risk?
Using historical daily returns, Gale estimates a 5% Value at Risk of -3.83% over the past 5 years.
What is Global X Copper Miners ETF's 5-year Expected Shortfall?
Expected Shortfall is -5.30% over the past 5 years, which captures the average outcome inside the worst 5% of daily returns.
Is Global X Copper Miners ETF still below its all-time high?
Current drawdown is -10.2% versus the all-time high of $95.70 reached on 2026-02-27.
Which benchmark should viewers open first for Global X Copper Miners ETF?
S&P 500 is the default benchmark lens on Gale because it gives the cleanest context for Global X Copper Miners ETF's recent behavior.