This Copper ETF Returned 156% in a Year and Pays 9.7% While You Wait for the 4x Case to Play Out.
Key takeaways
- This Copper ETF Returned 156% in a Year and Pays 9.7% While You Wait for the 4x Case to Play Out.
- The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 stocks and Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF wasn t one of them.
- The Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF (NASDAQ:COPJ) is the highest-beta public-market vehicle for betting that AI data center buildout breaks the copper supply curve over the next two years.
This Copper ETF Returned 156% in a Year and Pays 9.7% While You Wait for the 4x Case to Play Out. Omor Ibne Ehsan Thu, May 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM GMT+7 4 min read HG=F COPX COPJ NVDA Quick Read Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF (COPJ) returned 156% over the trailing year by providing 4x leveraged exposure to copper prices through exploration and development stage companies that become highly profitable if copper reaches $15,000-$18,000 per ton, but it underperformed major miners ETF Global X Copper Miners (COPX) year-to-date as capital rotated toward producing tons over exploration optionality.
The trade depends entirely on sustained hyperscaler data center capex through 2027 and copper supply deficits from AI demand outpacing new mine permitting, but faces downside risks from macro weakness, Chinese stimulus disappointment, or faster recycling supply that would disproportionately hit junior miners.
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