United States Copper Index Fund ETV (CPER)


Market Price (8/19/2026): $39.39

United States Copper Index Fund ETV (CPER)


Market Price (8/19/2026): $39.39

Key Takeaways

  • CPER has returned -4.7% YTD vs +12.8% for SPY; +19.7% over the past 12 months (SPY +20.3%). details →
  • Priced in gold, CPER has returned -38.6% over the past 3 years, vs +46.1% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, CPER has seen net outflows of −$16M (−2.1% of assets). details →
  • Risk-adjusted returns trail SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 0.5 vs 0.9. details →
  • CPER's -4.7% YTD is behind its typical pace — it averaged +1.5% at this point (August 18) over the past 5 years. details →
Last updated: 8/18/2026.

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Asset Allocation with CPER

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+11.9%
Volatility
11.0%
Sharpe
0.82
YTD
+6.9%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for CPER

Total Weights
Top 5: 31.2% | Top 10: 37.6% | Top 20: 40.6%

HoldingETF Weight
26200X100DREY INST PREF GOV MM INST 654624.15%
TREASURY BILL 0.0 12/15/20261.34%
912797VX2TREASURY BILL 0 11/17/20262.02%
912797VY0TREASURY BILL 0 11/24/20262.02%
912797TC1TREASURY BILL 0 12/24/20261.68%
912797VK0TREASURY BILL 0 10/6/20261.35%
912797VW4TREASURY BILL 0 11/10/20261.35%
912797VA2TREASURY BILL 0 12/3/20261.34%
912797VJ3TREASURY BILL 0 12/31/20261.34%
912797TX5TREASURY BILL 0 8/20/20261.02%
912797VE4TREASURY BILL 0 9/29/20261.01%
912797SU2TREASURY BILL 0 11/27/20261.01%
912797VG9TREASURY BILL 0 12/10/20261.01%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
CPER Return25%-16%0%10%39%-5%53%
Peers Return-15%2%-12%4%122%-4%70%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
CPER Win Rate58%25%0%8%83%67% 
Peers Win Rate42%56%44%42%79%62% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
CPER Max Drawdown-16%-35%0%-14%-25%-16% 
Peers Max Drawdown-32%-36%-28%-19%-15%-45% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: SLV, SIVR, PPLT, PALL.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/18/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
CPER0.650.470.13
Commodity Top Results (3Y)   
SGOL1.381.370.95
BAR1.311.350.93
SIVR1.751.150.77
IAU0.761.070.76
GLDM0.751.070.76

Results as of 7312026.

How Low Can It Go

EventCPERS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-10.7%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven12.0%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven6 days79 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-27.6%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven38.2%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven798 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-20.5%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven25.8%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven77 days140 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-16.6%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven19.9%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven298 days62 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-40.0%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven66.8%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven1782 days15 days

Compare to SLV, SIVR, PPLT, PALL

In The Past

United States Copper Index Fund ETV's stock fell -10.7% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 12.0% gain to breakeven.

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EventCPERS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-27.6%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven38.2%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven798 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-20.5%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven25.8%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven77 days140 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-40.0%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven66.8%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven1782 days15 days

Compare to SLV, SIVR, PPLT, PALL

In The Past

United States Copper Index Fund ETV's stock fell -10.7% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 12.0% gain to breakeven.

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Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

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CPER Dip Buy History


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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

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MAGSRoundhill Magnificent Seven ETF-5.9%66.74818202670.94514202696
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-7.4%79.63818202686.00622202657
EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-8.2%65.34818202671.21622202657
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-6.4%34.91818202637.30622202657
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-22.4%170.058182026219.20621202658
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-19.2%33.70818202641.734142026126
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-9.7%35.06818202638.812222026177
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-12.8%33.23818202638.104142026126
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-18.6%26.78818202632.892182026181
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-9.7%311.818182026345.22622202657
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-6.7%150.908182026161.66622202657
ARKKARK Innovation ETF-5.3%79.15818202683.61706202643
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-25.1%43.62818202658.265062026104
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-12.2%36.55818202641.63513202697
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-9.4%81.82818202690.34602202677
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-19.2%74.02818202691.62511202699
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-25.3%17.74818202623.75602202677
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-11.8%126.808182026143.82528202682
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-10.0%33.98818202637.74528202682
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-38.7%25.68818202641.89527202683
XOVREntrepreneurShares Series Trust ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF-5.6%20.14818202621.34706202643
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-9.3%44.81818202649.40601202678
GDEWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund-5.1%66.82818202670.39511202699
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.4%185.628182026198.21602202677
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.2%110.488182026119.104192026121
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.1%44.02818202647.403012026170
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-14.8%569.778182026668.91622202657
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-18.9%531.398182026655.01622202657
IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF-5.3%101.968182026107.70601202678
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.1%47.56818202650.663022026169
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-21.8%77.70818202699.423012026170
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-18.0%94.378182026115.11622202657
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-8.4%81.66818202689.153012026170
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-7.1%52.52818202656.533012026170
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-7.5%24.98818202626.993012026170
TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-6.5%96.338182026103.083012026170
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-12.7%58.88818202667.423012026170
VCLTVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF-5.2%71.46818202675.342172026182
SPLBState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF-5.7%21.26818202622.552192026180
IGLBiShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF-5.4%47.63818202650.372172026182
COMTiShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF-6.3%34.24818202636.53519202691
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01818202631.853182026153
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-18.7%398.558182026490.003022026169
IAUiShares Gold Trust-18.6%81.718182026100.383022026169
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-18.5%85.988182026105.543022026169
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-12.1%44.66818202650.813022026169
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-15.6%44.34818202652.533022026169
SLViShares Silver Trust-32.4%57.44818202684.993012026170
SIVRETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF-6.6%83.39818202689.263012026170
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-27.5%15.56818202621.473012026170
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-9.6%33.33818202636.883012026170
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-28.1%23.38818202632.542242026175
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-14.6%130.668182026152.96519202691
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-22.5%10.10818202613.043122026159
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85818202660.135042026106
IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETF-21.2%36.60818202646.47511202699
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ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-17

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$51.4B), followed by Bond (+$16.8B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Nasdaq Growth (+$17.7B) and out of Industry Subsector (−$6.4B).
  • Relative to fund size, FINA drew the largest inflow (+46.2% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−66.6%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth+$14.34B+3.1%
2VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$12.63B+1.2%
3SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$5.36B+3.3%
4TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Long Treasury+$5.13B+12.1%
5SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$4.65B+4.6%
6SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$4.49B+0.6%
7GLDSPDR Gold SharesCommodity Gold+$4.31B+3.2%
8SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.69B+3.5%
9VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$3.58B+0.5%
10QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFEquity US Nasdaq Growth+$3.36B+3.4%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$10.91B-1.2%
2SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$5.57B-12.7%
3IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$4.06B-8.6%
4AIRRFirst Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETFOther-$1.74B-16.3%
5FTCSFirst Trust Capital Strength ETFOther-$1.51B-19.0%
6MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFEquity Factor Smart Beta-$1.19B-4.7%
7VOVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFEquity US Mid Cap Core-$1.16B-1.1%
8IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$1.0B-0.8%
9IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$940M-6.7%
10VUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$931M-0.4%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2619 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About CPER

0Holdings Count: 1
Expense Ratio: 0.88%
Inception Date: 2011-11-15
United States Copper Index Fund
This fund's primary goal is to mirror the investment returns generated by copper. It accomplishes this by investing, to the greatest extent feasible, in the specific copper futures contracts that constitute its underlying benchmark. These contracts are actively traded on the Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX).
Asset Class: Commodities | ETF Website

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Peer Comparisons

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Profile

CPERSLVSIVRPPLTPALLMedian
NameUnited Sta.iShares Si.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi. 
Asset ClassCommodityCommodityCommodityCommodityCommodity-
AUM ($ Bil)0.832.24.42.10.72.1
Expense Ratio0.88%0.50%0.30%0.60%0.60%0.60%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)0.6220.351.452.470.861.45
Latest Day Volume (Mil)-18.401.282.310.691.79
Holdings Count100000
Inception Date11/15/20114/21/20067/24/20091/8/20101/8/2010-

Fundamentals

CPERSLVSIVRPPLTPALLMedian
NameUnited Sta.iShares Si.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi. 
Net Asset Value40.1359.2962.331624.1116.00
Premium/Discount--3.1%--2.7%-3.0%-3.0%
Distribution Yield-0.0%-0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sales Yield------
Earnings Yield------

Valuation

CPERSLVSIVRPPLTPALLMedian
NameUnited Sta.iShares Si.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi. 
P/S (TTM)------
P/E (TTM)------
P/FCF (TTM)------
Forward P/E------
Forward P/S------

Risk

CPERSLVSIVRPPLTPALLMedian
NameUnited Sta.iShares Si.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi. 
Volatility (1Y)29.1%61.1%65.8%50.3%51.1%51.1%
Volatility (3Y)26.4%42.0%41.8%35.6%40.9%40.9%
Volatility (5Y)24.8%36.8%36.4%32.9%42.7%36.4%
Beta (1Y)1.201.681.621.411.511.51
Beta (3Y)0.520.770.690.590.710.69
Beta (5Y)0.440.560.520.500.600.52
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.151.162.070.730.531.15
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)0.681.031.390.750.190.75
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.320.720.950.48-0.140.48
Max Drawdown (1Y)-16.4%-52.3%-42.4%-44.0%-43.2%-43.2%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-24.8%-52.3%-42.4%-44.0%-43.2%-43.2%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-34.7%-52.3%-42.4%-44.0%-73.6%-44.0%

Returns

CPERSLVSIVRPPLTPALLMedian
NameUnited Sta.iShares Si.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi.ETFS Physi. 
1M Return-12.7%-7.5%2.5%7.5%
3M Return--17.9%--12.8%-8.6%-12.8%
6M Return--13.5%--14.9%-23.9%-14.9%
YTD Return--10.8%--16.5%-19.6%-16.5%
1Y Return-66.5%-27.2%14.7%27.2%
2Y Return-126.0%-80.6%36.1%80.6%
3Y Return-176.2%-84.3%-2.2%84.3%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date7312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.6 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 7152026-27.3%
Average Daily Volume0.4 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.3 days