---
ticker: "GDXJ"
name: "VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/GDXJ"
grade: "B"
score: 58
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Precious Metals Miners"
category_rank: "8 of 18"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# GDXJ: VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

Grade **B**, Score 58 of 100. Rank 8 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 50 | 9 of 18 |
| Mission | 71 | 6 of 6 |
| Risk | 33 | 13 of 17 |
| Tradability | 73 | 7 of 18 |
| Holdings | 85 | 3 of 18 |
| Durability | 85 | 2 of 18 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 160 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AGI | Alamos Gold Inc | 6.56% |
| 2 | CDE | Coeur Mining Inc | 6.47% |
| 3 | EQX | Equinox Gold Corp | 6.04% |
| 4 | EDV.L | Endeavour Mining Plc | 5.38% |
| 5 | IAG | Iamgold Corp | 5.18% |
| 6 | PE&OLES.MX | Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv | 2.68% |
| 7 | HL | Hecla Mining Co | 2.40% |
| 8 | AG | First Majestic Silver Corp | 2.27% |
| 9 | LUG.TO | Lundin Gold Inc | 1.98% |
| 10 | GMIN.TO | G Mining Ventures Corp | 1.93% |
| 11 | DPM.TO | Dundee Precious Metals Inc | 1.80% |
| 12 | BTG | B2gold Corp | 1.77% |
| 13 | SSRM | Ssr Mining Inc | 1.66% |
| 14 | BVN | Cia De Minas Buenaventura Saa | 1.65% |
| 15 | OGC | Oceanagold Corp | 1.62% |
| 16 | EGO | Eldorado Gold Corp | 1.60% |
| 17 | HMY | Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd | 1.53% |
| 18 | DSV.TO | Discovery Mining Ltd | 1.41% |
| 19 | PRU.AX | Perseus Mining Ltd | 1.27% |
| 20 | RMS.AX | Ramelius Resources Ltd | 1.22% |
| 21 | OR | Or Royalties Inc | 1.19% |
| 22 | 1818.HK | Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd | 1.12% |
| 23 | KNT.TO | K92 Mining Inc | 1.11% |
| 24 | ARTG.V | Artemis Gold Inc | 1.09% |
| 25 | MAU.TO | Montage Gold Corp | 1.08% |
| 26 | AUGO | Aura Minerals Inc | 1.02% |
| 27 | TXG.TO | Torex Gold Resources Inc | 1.01% |
| 28 | CMM.AX | Capricorn Metals Ltd | 1.01% |
| 29 | CGAU | Centerra Gold Inc | 1.00% |
| 30 | GMD.AX | Genesis Minerals Ltd | 0.99% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/GDXJ. Please cite the page URL.