Global X vs ProShares: ETF issuers compared

Every dot is one commodities fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.

BOX SCORE · COMMODITIES	Global X	ProShares
Funds in the category	6	1
Made money (W–L)	4–0	1–0
Win %	100%	100%
Money made	$1.4B	$104M
Typical return	+20.4%	+67.0%
Launches · 2026	1	0
Assets	$10.2B	$259M
Fee per $100	$0.65	$0.70

The biggest commodities funds on each side

Global X

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
COPX	Global X - Copper Miners ETF	$6.3B	+20.4% ✓
SIL	Global X - Silver Miners ETF	$3.7B	+8.4% ✓
GOEX	Global X - Gold Explorers ETF	$109M	+8.6% ✓
LNGX	Global X - U.S. Natural Gas ETF	$58M	+38.1% ✓
COMD	Global X Funds - Global X Commodity Strategy ETF	$6M	—
AUAU	Global X - Gold Miners ETF	$5M	—

ProShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
OILK	ProShares - K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF	$259M	+67.0% ✓

Twin funds: ProShares is cheaper in 2 of 3. ProShares returned more in 2.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER1 – 20 tieBETTER 1Y0 – 20 tieBETTER 5Y1 – 00 tie

Thematic · 1

Global XFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeProShares

PAVE$0.47+14.3%+15.3%Infrastructure+8.2%+15.8%$0.46TOLZ

Income · 2

Global XFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeProShares

QRMI$0.60+2.2%+1.6%Nasdaq-100—+3.7%$0.55IQQQ
XRMI$0.60+6.9%+2.6%S&P 500——$0.72ACSP

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

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The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.

Tale of the tape

Commodities: ProShares wins, 100% to 100% of funds made money