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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

GDXJNYSE ArcaB

$110.63−2.29 (−2.03%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B58/ 100

Rank 8 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners

B58/100Rank 8 of 18inPrecious Metals Miners
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 112.92 to 110.63. Range 109.63 to 113.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.110.00112.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.52%
Fund size
$8.3B
1Y total return
+15.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.35%
Holdings
160
Avg volume · 30D
5M sh
NAV per share
$112.68
52W range
low $87.35high $157.49
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GDXJ Grade

B

Score 58 out of 100

Category
Precious Metals Miners⁠
Rank
8 of 18
Six-pillar profile for GDXJ. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 33, Mission 71, Tradability 73, Holdings 85, Durability 85. Strongest: Holdings (85). Weakest: Risk (33). Leans toward Holdings and Durability.

Score 58 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 17

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 18

Our read on GDXJ

ETF.net Research

BThe junior tier of the gold trade. GDXJ tracks an index of small-cap gold and silver miners, about 120 names worldwide, and has done so since 2009. It owns the up-and-comers rather than the household-name majors.

Stated mandate

GDXJ seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index, which represents small-capitalization companies primarily engaged in gold and/or silver mining.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Small by design: the index covers companies primarily engaged in gold and/or silver mining at the small-capitalization end, roughly 120 of them across global markets.
  2. 02Silver rides along. The mandate covers gold and/or silver miners, so the basket is broader precious metals than the name suggests.
  3. 03One of the busiest tickets in the junior-miner niche: a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades very actively, which matters when the whole sector moves at once.
  4. 040.52% a year sits right at the median for precious-metals miner funds, and roughly the same sticker as VanEck's large-cap sibling GDX at 0.51%.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Junior miners are the jumpy end of a jumpy sector: smaller companies, fewer mines, and moves that can run far wider than the metal itself.
  2. 02Income is not the story here. Distributions land once or twice a year at most.
  3. 03Average price, not a bargain. Cheaper miner funds exist in the group, including RING at 0.39%.

GDXJ Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Other
Holdings
160
Top-10 weight
41%
Largest holding
AGI6.6%

Sectors

  • Materials99.8%
  • Financials0.2%

Geography

  • Canada54.51%
  • United States14.29%
  • Australia13.23%
  • United Kingdom6.33%
  • Mexico2.79%
  • South Africa2.62%
  • China1.99%
  • Peru1.65%
  • Other countries (6)2.59%

Developed 87% · Emerging 13% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 11.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AGIAlamos Gold Inc6.56%16,801,654$553M23
002CDECoeur Mining Inc6.47%31,819,749$545M208
003EQXEquinox Gold Corp6.04%44,572,420$509M22
004EDV.LEndeavour Mining Plc5.38%8,289,418$453M98
005IAGIamgold Corp5.18%23,237,403$437M38
006PE&OLES.MXIndustrias Penoles Sab De Cv2.68%4,567,298$226M84
007HLHecla Mining Co2.40%11,825,058$202M188
008AGFirst Majestic Silver Corp2.27%11,086,806$192M21
009LUG.TOLundin Gold Inc1.98%2,483,004$167M92
010GMIN.TOG Mining Ventures Corp1.93%4,707,846$162M42
011DPM.TODundee Precious Metals Inc1.80%3,644,941$152M58
012BTGB2gold Corp1.77%28,429,147$149M18
013SSRMSsr Mining Inc1.66%3,938,359$140M48
014BVNCia De Minas Buenaventura Saa1.65%4,280,028$139M72
015OGCOceanagold Corp1.62%4,949,031$137M9

Showing 1–15 of 160 holdings

GDXJ Performance

Launched Nov 10, 2009

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

GDXJ$11,553
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. GDXJ $11,553. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,489$12,512$16,535Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for GDXJ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGDXJ
Year to date−0.8%
1 month−10.0%
3 months+14.2%
1 year+15.5%
3 yearsper year+54.6%
5 yearsper year+24.0%
10 yearsper year+13.2%

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for GDXJ
YearReturn barGDXJ
2026 YTD−0.8%
2025+172.0%
2024+15.7%
2023+7.1%
2022−14.5%
2021−21.3%
2020+30.4%

GDXJ in the news

GDXJ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 12, 2026.
2.35%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.65Last 12 months
Last payment
$2.65 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2017 $0.01; Dec 20, 2018 $0.14; Dec 23, 2019 $0.16; Dec 21, 2020 $0.86; Dec 20, 2021 $0.75; Dec 19, 2022 $0.18; Dec 18, 2023 $0.27; Dec 23, 2024 $1.11; Dec 22, 2025 $2.65. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$2.65
Dec 23, 2024Dec 24, 2024$1.11
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.27
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.18
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.75
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.86
Dec 23, 2019Dec 30, 2019$0.16
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.14
Dec 18, 2017Dec 22, 2017$0.01
Dec 19, 2016Dec 23, 2016$1.51
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$0.14
Dec 22, 2014Dec 29, 2014$0.18

GDXJ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
44.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.12
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−48.8%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.88
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

GDXJ Cost

Expense ratio0.52%
  • The middle half of Precious Metals Miners funds
  • Median 0.52%

9 of the 18 Precious Metals Miners funds charge less.

GDXJ costs $52.00 a year on $10,000. The median Precious Metals Miners fund costs $51.50.

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