United States Copper Index FundCPER
CPER
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
140% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.62M | Put options by funds: $4.01M
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 6
63% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.5M [Q4 2024] → $38.3M (+$14.7M) [Q1 2025]
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 10
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 60 [Q4 2024] → 66 (+6) [Q1 2025]
2.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 16.51% [Q4 2024] → 18.94% (+2.43%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for CPER.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about CPER published over the past 30 days
Positive
Forbes
1 day ago
Metals Market On Fire; Here's How To Profit
The metals market is on fire – with precious metals like silver and platinum joining the party gold has enjoyed for a while. Investors are also warming to energy metal plays like uranium.

Positive
Proactive Investors
3 days ago
Phoenix Copper emerges from the flames as shares jump 46% on $75m bond funding plan
Shares in Phoenix Copper Ltd (AIM:PXC, OTCQX:PXCLF) surged 46% after the company signed a letter of intent with a US-based investor for a proposed $75 million bond placement to support its growth ambitions in the American mining sector. The deal would see the investor subscribe for secured, floating-rate copper bonds yielding at least 8.5% and maturing between 2029 and 2033.

Neutral
Proactive Investors
1 week ago
Copper has strong long-term support, but recent rally may be running ahead of fundamentals
Copper has been one of the standout performers in global commodities this year, with prices rising sharply on hopes of a looming supply squeeze and growing demand from the energy transition. But according to analysts at RBC Capital Markets, the rally may be a little too hot, too soon.

Positive
Proactive Investors
1 week ago
Midnight Sun Mining begins drilling at Kazhiba copper target
Midnight Sun Mining Corp (TSX-V:MMA, OTCQB:MDNGF) has started diamond drilling at the Kazhiba Target 2 sulphide copper prospect on its Solwezi project in Zambia. The program includes six to eight diamond drill holes totaling nearly 1,000 metres, targeting a 4 km by 2 km copper anomaly.

Neutral
Reuters
2 weeks ago
Panama says First Quantum copper mine maintenance plan is not a restart
Panama has approved First Quantum Minerals' maintenance plan for its closed copper mine in the country, but not a re-start of the site, a top trade official said on Friday.

Positive
Proactive Investors
2 weeks ago
FireFly Metals unlocks copper-gold potential in Canada's Tier 1 mining frontier
Copper demand is surging, with nearly twice as much supply needed in the next 27 years as has been mined in all of human history – just to meet net-zero targets by 2050. But on the ASX, copper opportunities remain thin on the ground.

Positive
Proactive Investors
2 weeks ago
Midnight Sun Mining secures earn-in deal for Luswishi Dome copper project in Zambia
Midnight Sun Mining Corp (TSX-V:MMA, OTCQB:MDNGF) said it has signed an earn-in and operating agreement with Zambezi Mint Investment Limited for the Luswishi Dome project, expanding its presence in Zambia's copper-rich Domes region. The 366 square kilometre project is located about 40 kilometres southeast of Midnight Sun's flagship Solwezi project and lies in a region known for hosting major copper deposits, including Barrick's Lumwana Mine, First Quantum's Kansanshi and Sentinel Mines, and Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa-Kakula.

Positive
Proactive Investors
2 weeks ago
Antofagasta and Anglo in focus as leading bank urges selectivity in copper rally
London-listed copper producers are back in the spotlight. UBS has named Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO) and Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL) among its preferred global picks, highlighting their leverage to constrained supply and long-term demand linked to the energy transition.

Positive
Proactive Investors
3 weeks ago
Critical Mineral Resources shares jump 14% on Moroccan copper-silver joint venture deal
Shares in Critical Mineral Resources PLC (LSE:CMRS) rose 14% after the company announced a joint venture to develop a copper and silver project in central Morocco, backed by a £1.325 million investment. The agreement gives CMR a path to earn a 60% stake in a shallow sedimentary-hosted deposit that the board believes could become a significant new discovery.

Neutral
CNBC Television
3 weeks ago
How copper goes from the ground into products like your cell phone
CNBC's Pippa Stevens got an inside look at Rio Tinto's Kennecott copper mine and its processes for mining and refining the material used in products such as cell phones. As President Donald Trump looks to shift mineral mining away from China, Stevens details the daily process of breaking down the raw material in the U.S.

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