Copper’s outlook is robust

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GLOBAL X COPPER MINERS ETF, $37.00, is a buy. The ETF (New York symbol COPX; buy or sell through brokers; www.globalxfunds.com) lets you track the Solactive Global Copper Miners Index, with 30 global mining and exploration firms. It started up in April 2010. Canadian firms make up 37.7% of the ETF’s holdings. They also include companies based in China (10.3%), the U.S. (9.2%), Australia (6.0%), and the U.K. (5.8%). The fund charges investors an acceptable 0.65% MER. The ETF’s top holdings include Vedanta, 5.8%; Ivanhoe Mines, 5.3%; Glencore, 5.2%; Teck Resources, 5.2%; First Quantum, 5.1%; Zijin Mining, 5.0%; Freeport-McMoRan, 4.9%; Boliden AB, 4.8%; and Polska Miedz SA, 4.8%. Investors benefit from copper’s jump to $4.31 U.S. a pound. That rise reflects ongoing stimulus plans by governments around the world and optimism about COVID-19 vaccine rollouts. As well, infrastructure and manufacturing in China, responsible for more than half the world’s copper consumption, is rapidly recovering following their COVID-19 slumps. This fund is a..