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VanEck Gold Miners ETF against Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gdx-vs-gdxw","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4897,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / GDX vs GDXW \n \n Data as of Oct 28, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n GDX vs GDXW: Differences, Returns & Fees\n GDX and GDXW are measured over different days, and GDX charges 0.51% to GDXW's 0.99%.\n Copy this for sharing \n GDX costs 0.48 points a year less; GDX is far larger, $25.6bn against $78m.\n GDX and GDXW at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GDX GDXW \n Expense ratio 0.51% 0.99% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $25.6bn $78m \n Total return, 1 year +19.0% not published \n What it tracks Gold miners Benchmark: Gold miners, measured through GDX \n ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GDX against GDXW, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gdx-vs-gdxw","a":{"ticker":"GDX","name":"VanEck Gold Miners ETF","issuer":"VanEck","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GDX returned 19.0%, against 13.4% for ACWI.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gdx","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"11.7%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.8%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"60.1%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+19.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 22, 2025","value":"$0.6331","as_of":"2025-12-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$25.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings, added up, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.51%","as_of":"2026-04-29","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"GDXW","name":"Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF","issuer":"Roundhill","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since launch in Oct 2025, GDXW paid 49.4% in cash and returned 10.3% in total, against 16.0% for GDX.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gdxw","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"49.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+10.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against GDX","value":"\u22125.7 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Roundhill estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Roundhill estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Oct 26, 2026","value":"$0.3226","as_of":"2026-10-26","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$79m","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.99%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gdx-vs-gdxw"}