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VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

GDXJNYSE ArcaVanEckB

$97.16+2.19 (+2.31%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B58/ 100

Rank 8 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners

B58/100Rank 8 of 18inPrecious Metals Miners
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 94.97 to 97.16. Range 96.79 to 99.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.96.0098.0099.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.52%
Fund size
$7.08B
1Y total return
+3.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.79%
Holdings
157
Avg volume · 30D
4.44M sh
52W range
low $60.10high $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 37, Mission 70, Tradability 71, Holdings 85, Durability 85. Strongest: Holdings (85). Weakest: Risk (37). 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.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A71 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

In short

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

  • Small 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.
  • Silver rides along. The mandate covers gold and/or silver miners, so the basket is broader precious metals than the name suggests.
  • One 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.
  • 0.52% 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

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

GDXJ Holdings

Holdings pillarA85 out of 100Rank 3 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners
Asset class
Other
Holdings
157
Top-10 weight
41%
Largest holding
AGI6.5%

Sectors

  • Materials99.3%
  • Energy0.4%
  • Financials0.2%

Geography

  • Canada54.72%
  • Australia13.89%
  • United States13.53%
  • United Kingdom6.70%
  • South Africa2.75%
  • Mexico2.64%
  • China2.03%
  • Peru1.58%
  • Other countries (6)2.17%

Developed 88% · Emerging 12% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 11.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AGIAlamos Gold Inc6.46%16,801,628$484M24
2EQXEquinox Gold Corp6.05%44,572,367$454M21
3CDECoeur Mining Inc5.96%31,819,716$447M206
4EDV.LEndeavour Mining Plc5.85%8,289,405$439M102
5IAGIamgold Corp5.19%23,237,379$389M36
6PE&OLES.MXIndustrias Penoles Sab De Cv2.56%4,567,298$192M89
7HLHecla Mining Co2.28%11,825,044$171M190
8AGFirst Majestic Silver Corp2.27%11,086,793$170M21
9LUG.TOLundin Gold Inc2.03%2,483,004$153M92
10BTGB2gold Corp1.89%28,429,110$142M18
11GMIN.TOG Mining Ventures Corp1.85%4,707,846$138M44
12DPM.TODundee Precious Metals Inc1.75%3,644,928$131M59
13OGCOceanagold Corp1.67%4,949,023$125M9
14HMYHarmony Gold Mining Co Ltd1.60%7,628,670$120M25
15BVNCia De Minas Buenaventura Saa1.57%4,280,015$118M75

Showing 1–15 of 157 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$10,363
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GDXJ $10,363. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000$17,500Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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−16.5%
1 month−16.7%
3 months−0.4%
1 year+3.6%
3 yearsper year+44.4%
5 yearsper year+18.9%
10 yearsper year+10.5%

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−16.5%
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 30, 2026.
2.79%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

See all 15 payments⁠

$10,000 in GDXJ 10 years ago paid $1,837 in dividends.⁠

GDXJ Risk

Risk pillarD37 out of 100Rank 14 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
45.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.93
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

GDXJ Cost

Compare GDXJ and AUMI

Overpaying vs AUMI, tied cheapest in Precious Metals Miners

$3,225

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GDXJ 0.52%

    $10,351

  • AUMI 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GDXJ 0.52%
  • AUMI 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530GDXJ $10,351AUMI $7,126

Year by year

YearGDXJAUMIOverpaying
10$935$634$301
20$3,593$2,454$1,139
30$10,351$7,126$3,225

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