Best-Performing ETF Areas of August

August delivered strong gains across shipping, crypto, precious metals, biotech, copper, uranium and cloud software ETFs.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 1, 2026

COPX: The Copper Shortage Trade Has One Major Weakness

The Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX) is rated Hold, with a 0% to 8% expected total return over 6–12 months. COPX's recent 23.39% monthly surge reflects tariff-driven copper scarcity in the U.S., but a global surplus projection tempers near-term optimism. Miners' earnings are improving on higher copper prices, yet COPX's elevated valuation and volatility limit its appeal for new entries.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 31, 2026

Stock Picks From Seeking Alpha's July 2026 New Analysts

Seeking Alpha welcomed 33 new analysts in July 2026. This article showcases their top picks and investment strategies. Highlighted companies include SELLAS Life Sciences, Chevron, B2Gold, Amazon, and QXO, each with detailed investment theses. Analysts emphasize asymmetric opportunities, event-driven catalysts, balance sheet strength, market structure, and sector-specific growth or risk factors.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 6, 2026

COPX: A Buying Opportunity After Copper Miners' Sharp Pullback

The Global X Copper Miners ETF trades 23.1% below its 2026 high, despite copper futures holding near peak levels. COPX offers operational leverage to copper prices, with mining equities underperforming the metal by 9.5 percentage points year-to-date. I rate COPX a Buy, recommending gradual accumulation due to cyclical volatility, China's economic slowdown, and rising inventories as key risks.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 25, 2026

Living In a Materials ETF World: Broad & Targeted Exposure

Materials are often viewed as a sleepy, cyclical corner of the market, but the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout is adding vim and vigor to the sector.

ETF Trends • Jul 24, 2026

Mag-7 Suffers Biggest Rout Since April 2025: ETFs to Buy

The Mag-7 erased nearly $800 billion in value as AI spending worries resurfaced. Here are the ETF themes that could benefit from the shift.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 24, 2026

COPX vs. CPER: Do Copper Miners or Copper Futures Best Play the Electrification Squeeze?

Investors betting on the electrification squeeze face a choice with real consequences for returns.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 11, 2026

The AI's 2% Reality Check Threatening The Copper Rally

When speculative enthusiasm outpaces underlying physical reality, the market becomes more fragile. 2026 has already seen such a pattern play out with Bitcoin, U.S.

Benzinga • Jul 7, 2026

COPX vs CPER: Miners or Futures for Copper Exposure?

Investors who want to ride a copper bull market face a deceptively simple choice: buy the miners through Global X Copper Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:COPX) or buy the metal itself through the United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA:CPER).

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 22, 2026

This Metal is Crucial for AI, Yet in Short Supply. Here Are 3 Top Mining Stocks to Buy to Capitalize on the Looming Deficit.

Other trends also require large amounts of copper. Yet global supply of the metal is not keeping pace.

The Motley Fool • Jun 19, 2026