Thematic

Shipping, Steel & Heavy Industry ETFs

Deeply cyclical, with enormous earnings swings and dividends that appear and vanish with freight rates. Buying after a great year is usually the mistake here.

Theme performance

Equal-weighted across every fund in this objective

1Y: +20.3%
5Y ann.: +15.6%
10Y ann.: —
All-time ann.: —

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COPX

Global X Copper Miners ETF

Global X

Global copper miners, the cleanest listed play on electrification demand.

Fee: 0.65%
AUM: $3.1B
Yield: 1.4%

1Y: +28.6%
5Y ann.: +16.1%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

XME

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

SPDR

Equal-weighted US metals and mining: steel, coal, aluminium and gold.

Fee: 0.35%
AUM: $2.4B
Yield: 0.8%

1Y: +21.4%
5Y ann.: +19.6%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

PICK

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

iShares

Diversified global miners excluding gold: iron ore, copper, aluminium and coal.

Fee: 0.39%
AUM: $1.1B
Yield: 3.9%

1Y: +26.1%
5Y ann.: +12.6%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

SLX

VanEck Steel ETF

VanEck

Global steel producers and iron ore miners; a direct play on construction and tariff policy.

Fee: 0.56%
AUM: $100M
Yield: 3.1%

1Y: +22.4%
5Y ann.: +14.1%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

SEA

U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF

U.S. Global

Marine shipping and air-cargo operators, a direct global trade proxy.

Fee: 0.60%
AUM: $50M
Yield: 4.1%

1Y: +8.9%
5Y ann.: —
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

BOAT

SonicShares Global Shipping ETF

SonicShares

Container lines, tanker owners and dry bulk operators. Freight-rate cycles drive everything.

Fee: 0.69%
AUM: $50M
Yield: 8.4%

1Y: +14.1%
5Y ann.: —
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —